The Oldest Known Melody (Hurrian Hymn no.6 - B.C.)
The Oldest known musical melody performed by the very talented Michael Levy on the Lyre. This ancient musical fragment dates back to 1400 . and was discovered in the 1950’s in Ugarit, Syria. It was interpreted by Dr. Richard Dumbrill. He wrote a book entitled “The Archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East.“ Here is a link to it:
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For more information on the Hurrian Hymn no.6 text, click on the link:
There were 29 musical texts discovered in the ruins of Ugarit, but only text H6 was in good enough condition to allow for academic interpretation. Here is Dr. Dumbrill’s interpretation:
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