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
Undetermined beyond a string tablature (Bayer, Rahn, Gibson)
The notation fixes which strings are involved and in what order, but pitch, rhythm and scale direction cannot be recovered from it, so no realization in staff notation can be shown right.
Where it stands
Still possibleTwo pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- No new realization will be accepted by specialists over its rivals on internal evidence alone.
- A string-number tablature of h.6 will be reproducible by independent transcribers from Laroche's text while staff transcriptions will continue to diverge.
- Corpus statistics (Rahn's) will constrain string relations but not pitch or rhythm.
What would rule it out
- Discovery of a text that states the performance meaning of the terms or numerals.
- An internal test, such as the syllable-count match, that only one reading passes under all admissible rules.
Evidence 2 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Open5 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Undetermined beyond a string tablature (Bayer, Rahn, Gibson) [Answer ANS0DEDX3FHRSCP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDX3FHRSCP
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title = {Undetermined beyond a string tablature (Bayer, Rahn, Gibson)},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDX3FHRSCP},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDX3FHRSCP}
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