Nine Men's Morris/ Dahdi, Ellora

Title (dcterms:title): Nine Men's Morris/ Dahdi, Ellora
Description (dcterms:description): Nine Men's Morris is one of the oldest games of the world which has spread across the world. The earliest known etching of Nine Men's Morris was found in an Egyptian temple in Kurna, Egypt (c.a 1440 BC). Other boards have been discovered in Ceylon of Sri Lanka (c. AD 10) and in the Gokstad Viking ship (c. AD 900).
The Board game here is located in the Kailash temple in Ellora.
Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative): Dahdi, Navakankari, Merrells
Rules (dcterms:instructionalMethod): How to play Nine Men's Morris
Creator (dcterms:creator): Unknown
Rights (dcterms:rights): Creative Commons
Format (dcterms:format): Graffiti Board game
Medium (dcterms:medium): Graffiti board engraved/carved in basalt rock
Temporal Coverage (dcterms:temporal): Ellora Kailash temple or cave 16 dates back to the 8th century CE.
Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial): Ellora Cave 16, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Date (dcterms:date): 1st February 2025
Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod): Adrija Mukherjee
Tags (dcterms:conformsTo): Nine Men's Morris; Dahdi; Maharashtra; Two-player; Games of Alignment; etched

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