Music played a central role in Mesopotamian religion and some instruments themselves were regarded as minor deities and given proper names, such as Ninigizibara. Its use in secular occasions included festivals, warfare, and funerals—among all classes of society.

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The nearly half million cuneiform tablets excavated from ancient Near Eastern sites provide us with ample evidence for the uses of music in ancient Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria, and among their neighbors in Anatolia, Iran, and Syria-Palestine.

Mar 23, 2023 · Found, WFMU tells us, “in the ancient Syr­i­an city of Ugar­it,” these tablets “con­tained cuneiform signs in the hur­ri­an lan­guage,” which turned out to be the old­est known piece of music ever dis­cov­ered, a 3,400 year-old cult hymn.

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There, music and ability on multiple instruments (e.g. the ĝeš-gu 3 -di, perhaps a lyre) are listed among the “fundamentals of civilization” (me in Sumerian). Let us focus, then, on how music in Mesopotamia was conceptually organized according to these two hymns.

Jul 4, 2023 · Sumerian music laid foundational principles influencing subsequent civilizations, particularly in Mesopotamia. Elements such as rhythm, scale, and instrumental techniques found their way into various musical forms.

Nov 1, 2024 · The oldest records of music we have are from Mesopotamia. These are mainly low reliefs depicting musicians and instruments found in locations like the Royal Cemetery of Ur. The earliest written representations are found in Sumerian ideograms on clay tablets dating back to …

Sumerian music consisted of love and drinking songs and hymns composed to gods and kings, and lamentations for the dead. Golden treasures from Ur include the Harp of Ur, a Sumerian gold harp dated at 2500 B.C.

Oct 17, 2024 · This article explores the significant role of music in Sumerian religious practices, examining how musical traditions developed, the instruments used, and the spiritual connections forged through music.