Hargatoto The Lost Room Game Of Ancient Sumerian Kings
While the Royal Game of Ur captures archeologic fame, its lesser-known predecessor, Hargatoto, offers a startling coup d’oeil into the Mesopotamian mind. Unearthed in only three fractional boards from Early Dynastic sites near Uruk, Hargatoto, whose name translates rough to”The King’s Path of Stones,” was not mere entertainment but a ritualized pretence of royal stag…
