"Hurrian Hymn No. 6" (c.1400 B.C.E.) Ancient Mesopotamian Music Fragment
"Hurrian Hymn No. 6" (c.1400 B.C.E.) Ancient Mesopotamian Music Fragment The Oldest Known Melody, which is known as “Hurrian Hymn No. 6,” that
dates all the way back to 1400 B.C.E., performed by the very talented
Michael Levy on solo lyre. This piece was discovered in the 1950’s in
Ugarit, Syria. It was interpreted by Dr. Richard Dumbrill. There were 29
musical texts found in the ruins of the palace at Ugarit, all dating to
the same time, c.1400 B.C.E., right at the end of the Hurrian
civilization - the numbers given to the musical texts are simply to
catagorize the texts, which is why even though it’s the oldest known
melody, it is entitled “Hurrian Hymn Number ‘6.’” There is no
chronological order implied. Dr. Dumbrill wrote a book entitled “The
Archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East.” (Source: youtube.com)
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