The Origin of Backgammon

 

Timeline

1928 - Modern Backgammon

1743 - Backgammon

1635 - Early Backgammon

1532 - Toutes Tables

1526 - Totae Tabulae

1508 - Irish

1283 - Todas Tablas

1151 - Shuanglu

1130 - Golaka-Krida

 

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Carmina Burana - 1230

The original Carmina Burana is a manuscript collection of over 1000 poems, hymns and songs, dated to approximately 1230. The manuscript is now in the care of the Bavarian State Library in Munich, Germany. The lyrics of the poems cover a wide range of hedonism, from drinking songs to love lyrics, gambling, gluttony, lust and sex.