Mesopotamia Music

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Music
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Mari
gptkb:Nineveh
gptkb:Ur
gptkb:Nippur
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Akkadians
gptkb:Assyrians
gptkb:Babylonians
gptkb:Sumerians
gptkbp:depictedIn Tablets
Bas-reliefs
Cylinder seals
gptkbp:function Festivals
Religious ceremonies
Funerals
Royal courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mesopotamia Music
gptkbp:influenced Ancient Greek music
Ancient Near Eastern music
gptkbp:influencedBy mythology
Religious beliefs
Court culture
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:drummer
gptkb:Lyre
gptkb:Lute
Harp
Cymbals
Double pipe
Sistrum
gptkbp:languageOfLyrics Akkadian
Hurrian
Sumerian
gptkbp:musicians Priests
Temple musicians
Priestesses
Court musicians
Professional female musicians
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Lyres_of_Ur
Cuneiform tablets with musical notation
Silver lyre
gptkbp:notation Cuneiform musical notation
gptkbp:oldestKnownSong gptkb:Hurrian_Hymn_No._6
gptkbp:period c. 3500 BCE – 500 BCE
gptkbp:preservedIn Archaeological artifacts
Iconography
Written records
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lowkey
gptkb:Low_Key
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7