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64 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
foot, or the soles of both feet, with the makra'ah.
When a player throws twice six, he is both Sultan
and Wezeer.
Many of the fellaheen of Egypt also frequently
amuse themselves with a game called that of the
"seega," which may be described in a few words.
The seega employed in this game is different from
that of the tab : it consists of a number of holes,
generally made in the ground; most commonly,
of five rows of five holes in each, or seven rows of
seven in each, or nine rows of nine in each: the
first kind is called the " khamsawee seega;" the
second, the " seb'awee;" and the third, the " tis'-
awee." A khamsawee seega is here represented.
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The holes are called " 'oyoon " (or eyes, in the singular " 'eyn "). In this seega, they are twenty-five
in number. The players have each twelve " kelbs,"
similar to those used in the game of the tab*.
One of them places two of his kelbs in the 'eyns
marked a, a: the other puts two of his in those
marked b, b: they then alternately place two kelbs
in any of the 'eyns that they may choose, excepting
the central 'eyn of the seega. All the 'eyns but
* The larger seegas, in like mannei-, require a sufficient number of
kelbs to occupy all the 'eyns excepting one.
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000076 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 64 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. foot, or the soles of both feet, with the makra'ah. When a player throws twice six, he is both Sultan and Wezeer. Many of the fellaheen of Egypt also frequently amuse themselves with a game called that of the "seega," which may be described in a few words. The seega employed in this game is different from that of the tab : it consists of a number of holes, generally made in the ground; most commonly, of five rows of five holes in each, or seven rows of seven in each, or nine rows of nine in each: the first kind is called the " khamsawee seega;" the second, the " seb'awee;" and the third, the " tis'- awee." A khamsawee seega is here represented. OO0OO ooooo ©OOO0 OODDQ OO0OO The holes are called " 'oyoon " (or eyes, in the singular " 'eyn "). In this seega, they are twenty-five in number. The players have each twelve " kelbs," similar to those used in the game of the tab*. One of them places two of his kelbs in the 'eyns marked a, a: the other puts two of his in those marked b, b: they then alternately place two kelbs in any of the 'eyns that they may choose, excepting the central 'eyn of the seega. All the 'eyns but * The larger seegas, in like mannei-, require a sufficient number of kelbs to occupy all the 'eyns excepting one. |
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