QuestionsHurrian songs of UgaritWhat do the interval names and numerals in the notation of h.6 instruct a performer to play?Answer
Answer · Hurrian songs of Ugarit
Dyads with repetition counts (Kilmer; Dumbrill in a nine-note frame)
Each interval name is a dyad, both strings sounded together, and the numeral is the number of times the dyad is struck.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The numerals, summed over h.6 with the repeated syllables sung twice, should match the number of sung syllables or a simple multiple of it.
- Other notated fragments should show numerals distributed as repetition counts would be (small values dominant, no preference for even values).
- If a Mesopotamian song in this notation is found, its terms should be playable as simultaneous pairs on seven strings without exceeding the instrument.
What would rule it out
- A Mesopotamian or Ugaritic text that defines the terms in performance as successive notes.
- A demonstration that the syllable count of h.6 cannot be matched by any dyad-and-repetition scheme under either rule for the repeated syllables.
Evidence 1 for · 2 against
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The questions it answers
Open5 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Dyads with repetition counts (Kilmer; Dumbrill in a nine-note frame) [Answer ANS0DEDX1H102W5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDX1H102W5
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year = {2026},
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