The oldest backgammon in the world has been found in the ancient tomb
Number 761 in the burnt city with 60 beads. This backgammon is much older than the backgammon found in the royal cemetery of Ur in Mesopotamia.
This backgammon is made of ebony and is rectangular in shape and has a snake engraved around it 20 times and holding its tail in its mouth. This backgammon has 20 game houses and 60 beads, and the beads, which were placed in an earthenware dish next to the backgammon, are made of the common stones of Shahr-I Sokhta, namely azure, agate and turquoise.
