Creative genius and science.

[mckitterick]

Fascinating. This is the oldest piece of music known to humankind, originally engraved in cuneiform on a tablet from 1400 BCE, excavated in the early 1950s in the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit. It is a hymn to the moon god's wife, Nikal. The tablets also contain detailed performance instructions for a singer accompanied by a harpist (this recording

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[miischelle]

Something about this post bothers me a lot, and once I figure out what it is, I'll be back for conversation.

[mckitterick]

:-D