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martes, 12 de mayo de 2015

ANCIENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: THE SUMERIAN SILVER LYRE

Ruins of Ur. Source: Wikipedia.

By Gundhramns Hammer
May 12, 2015

Sumerians had a very refined culture. Even their musical instruments were exquisite. We know that because archaeologists have painstakingly reconstructed a few instruments they found in the city of Ur

But how did their instruments sound like? Have you ever wonder what a 5.000 lyre from the city of Ur would sound like?

Peter Pringle gives us a clear idea of this (Video 1):


Video 1. The Sumerian Silver lyre. Uploaded by Peter Pringle.



If you want to build a replica of the Sumerian Silver lyre, go to Peter Pringle´s website: here.