Ancient Mesopotamian Music
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Ancient Mesopotamian Music
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Idiophones
• KRATAL = rattle
• URUDU NIG-KAL-GA = large copper or bronze bell
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KRATEL (?)
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URUDU NIG-KAL-GA
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Membranophones
• UB [Akk. “uppu”] = drum– SU UB = drum made from skin, leather– UB-ZABAR = drum made of bronze
• BALAG [Akk., Ass. “balaggu”, “balangu”, “palagga”, “pelaggu”] = drum made from two skulls, hourglass drum– BALAG-DI [Akk. “tumbuttu”, “timbputu”] =
smaller version of BALAG
• DUB = drumhead made of copper
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• A-LA / SU A-LA = giant suspended drum
• LILIS = [Akk. “lilissu”] large (stationary) and small (processional) goblet drums
• AD-A-PA [Akk. “adapu”]= timbrel with rectangular frame and two skin-heads
• su ME-ZE [Akk. “mezu”, “manzu”] = tambourine with one head
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BALAG-DI
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A-LA / SU A-LA
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LILIS
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AD-A-PA
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su ME-ZE
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Aerophones
• TI-GI [Akad. “tigu”, “tegu”] = vertically held reed– KA-GI = mouth reed– IMIN-E TI-GI = “seven note” reed– GI-GID / GI-BU/ GIS-SIR = long reed– GI-DIM = large reed
• NA [Akad. “nabu”] = single beating reed (cf. clarinet)– GI-ER-RA / GI-IR-RA = “lament”
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• S[H]EM [Akk. “halhallatu”] = double pipe– GIS HAR-HAR = double pipe made of wood
• KITMU [Akk. “katamu”] = reed covered by cap of rush, gourd, wood or horn
• PITU = curved single beating reed– DUN-GI GU = “bent pipe”
• PULLU / MEKKU / KIZALLU = military trumpets
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• SIM / SI-IM / SI-IM-DA / SI-IM-DU = blowing horn
• KARAN = war trumpets
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TI-GI
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S[H]EM
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SIM / SI-IM / SI-IM-DA / SI-IM-DU
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Chordophones
• AL = harp– GIS ZAG-SAL = cross-string harp– GIS MIRITU = little harp– GIS SABITU = seven-stringed harp– GIS PAN-TAG-GA = bow-shaped harp– LU GIS PAN-TAG-GA = to “hit” or “strike the
GIS PAN-TAG-GA
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• HUL [SI-SA] = upright harp
• GIS AL-GAR = lyre
• SINNITU = lute
• SA-LI-NE-LU = psaltery
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GIS PAN-TAG-GA
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HUL [SI-SA]
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GIS AL-GAR
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SINNITU
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