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The Musicology and Organology of the Ancient Near East 3500 - 500 BC
 

The Musicology and Organology of the Ancient Near East, by Richard Dumbrill, has been published in one volume
This volume is a massive leap forward over any previous synthesis of the subject and includes at the very minimum so much information that its academic and scientific value is self evident. The freshness and profundity of Dumbrill's approach to the subject exceeds anything attempted before. There is no other scholar capable of producing such a work.
Dr Irving L Finkel, Assistant Curator, Western Asiatic Antiquities, The British Museum.
The book is available in three formats:
Hard Copy Interactive CD ROM Electronic version
700 pages hard back volume. This is divided into four sections: Theory, The Hurrian hymns, Organology, Musical Lexicon. The same contents as above but with the advantage of interaction. Download the entire book in four files. For immediate access.
Download extracts of the book
Also available are a selection of fonts for the cuneiformist:
The complete cuneiform list Transliteration characters Bespoke fonts
A scaleable true type font file (ttf) which allows you to type cuneiforms from your keyboard. This true type font file contains all the necessary fonts for transliteration of the languages of the Ancient Near East. We can design any type of fonts to your requirements: Syriac, Ugaritic, Hittite cuneiforms, South Arabian, Phoenician etc.
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Richard Dumbrill's research
Music note
Listen to my hypothetical transcription of the: Hurrian Hymn H6
Dictionary
Some of you might be interested in my comprehensive: Sumerian-French word list
The Sumerian-English word list is on its way with the signs.
Articles
The Morphology of the Babylonian Scale
Gotterzahlen and Scale Structure
The Uruk Lute
Links
ABZU
Further information on the Ancient Near East at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
In the meantime if you have any questions about theory, musical texts, organology and philology contact:
Richard Dumbrill
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Music of the Ancient Near East
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