such as the Royal Game of Ur, which is housed in the British Museum. It was played in Mesopotamia and is thought to be one of the world's earliest game boards. In the Near East, more than 100 game ...

Originally played in ancient Mesopotamia, the game was popular in the Middle East. It was named the Royal Game of Ur following its discovery during excavations of the Royal Cemetery of Ur in Iraq ...

It is one of the oldest and greatest stores of knowledge: a vast library of texts amassed by Assyrian King Ashurbanipal, who ...

It is one of the oldest and greatest stores of knowledge: a vast library of texts amassed by Assyrian King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia ... the Royal Game of Ur board game, which ...