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"Archaeology Today": Hittite Backgammon Board Find
Posted By: Taper_Mike In Response To: "Archaeology Today": Hittite Backgammon Board Find (Rick Janowski)
Date: Thursday, 18 July 2013, at 3:55 p.m.
I don’t know much about archaeology, but I think I can help out with the Nackoglyphics. The last part, “nivloc dor,” means “drop dice on floor — when opponent reaches to pick them up, place his checker on bar alongside yours.”
A classic Hittite maneuver.
Mike
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