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Chess and playing cards (1898)

Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929, United States National Museum, University of Pennsylvania. University Museum · Washington · leaf 231

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an letters: Mach,Thu, Iluth, Ki, Zal5 Sa. These words have been variously interpretedby scholars upon the assumption that they are numerals, and also thatthe pips which they are supposed to replace were uniformly arranged1 + 3, 2 + 4, 5 + 6 (Oampanaris law). Comparison of the Etruscandice words… … Korean stave-game numerals: Etruscan dice names: 1. To or ta. •Thu. 2. Kai or Kd. Ki. 3. Eel or Kol. Zal. 4. Nyout or ute. Ruth. 5. Mo. Mach. 6. Sa. 1 Chinese Games with Dice and Dominoes, Eeport U. S. Nat. Mas., 1893, p. 494. Ajnong i lie dice in the British Museum regarded as Etruscan, which vary…

Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) · Chess · Playing cards · Games

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