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
Melody (Wulstan, Duchesne-Guillemin, West)
Each interval name marks a melodic step or note, so the notation records a single sung melody, with the numerals counting notes.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The note total under the chosen counting rule should equal the syllable total of h.6 without special pleading about refrains.
- Successive terms should mostly share a string, as a melody moving by step through named intervals would require; Rahn's finding that 32 of 43 adjacent 2-mod-7 successions rise by one string is relevant.
- No fragment should require a term that cannot be realised as a melodic step on a seven-string tuning.
What would rule it out
- A text that shows the terms being played as simultaneous pairs in performance.
- A notated fragment whose term sequence cannot be read as a connected melody under any of the melodic conventions proposed.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Open5 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Melody (Wulstan, Duchesne-Guillemin, West) [Answer ANS0DEDX23YQWGN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDX23YQWGN
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