ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2022.12.033
Sumerian String Instruments in Mesopotamia—Three Pieces of Lyre in Tomb 1237
Xue Wu
School of Music, University of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
*Corresponding author: Xue Wu
Published: January 15, 2023
Abstract
The lira was once considered by some scholars to be a vertical konghou in China, yet the connotations are very different from those of the konghou, as shown by the PG300 burial. Mesopotamia is known as the birthplace of a large number of musical instruments, and the author has introduced three Sumerian stringed instruments through his study of the book Mesopotamia. The first and second sections of this paper are a compilation of the author's section on, the Sumerian stringed instruments from Tomb 1237. These include an introduction to Tomb 1237, the Golden Bull Lira, the Silver Lira, and the Boat Lira; the third section is the author's reflections on the Sumerian Lira in relation to the Sumerian Lira. This paper's exploration of the stringed instruments excavated from Sumerian tomb 1237 adds to the understanding of the lira and of Sorbian musical culture, and is also an attempt to broaden the horizons of ancient Chinese music history research.
Keyword
Mesopotamia, Sumerian stringed instruments, lyre
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Sumerian String Instruments in Mesopotamia—Three Pieces of Lyre in Tomb 1237
How to cite this paper: Xue Wu. (2022) Sumerian String Instruments in Mesopotamia—Three Pieces of Lyre in Tomb 1237. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 6(4), 726-732.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2022.12.033