# Same system as the Babylonian theory texts (Güterbock, Kilmer)

> Still possible: The Ugarit scribes used the Babylonian system as the theory texts describe it, so the theory tablets constrain both vocabulary and…

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# Same system as the Babylonian theory texts (Güterbock, Kilmer)

The Ugarit scribes used the Babylonian system as the theory texts describe it, so the theory tablets constrain both vocabulary and performance.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The term sequences at Ugarit should show the same tuning-specific regularities predicted from UET VII 74.
- A Mesopotamian song in this notation, if found, should use the same layout and numeral conventions.

## What would rule it out

- A Mesopotamian notated song whose conventions differ from those at Ugarit.
- Term statistics at Ugarit that contradict the tuning named in the colophon.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Every notation term in h.6 corresponds to one of the fourteen Babylonian interval names, and the colophon names nid…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/evidence/EVD0DEEB2TNK15X/every-notation-term-in-h-6-corresponds-to-one-of-the)

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## The questions it answers

[Is the Ugarit notation the same system as the Mesopotamian theory texts describe, or a local adaptation?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBZTCN1T/is-the-ugarit-notation-the-same-system-as-the-mesopotamian)

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