CBS 10996, the Nippur list of fourteen string pairs

Middle Babylonian coefficient list from Nippur whose musical section pairs fourteen Akkadian names with pairs of string numbers (1-5, 7-5, 2-6 and so on). It gives the vocabulary of the h.6 notation; it does not say whether the two strings sound together or in turn. Penn Museum; photo and RTI on CDLI.

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, 1400. Catalogue data under CDLI terms of use; photograph (c) Penn Museum, linked only

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Mysteries Department. (2026). CBS 10996, the Nippur list of fourteen string pairs [Artifact ART0DEDRYWDSZRF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDRYWDSZRF

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  title     = {CBS 10996, the Nippur list of fourteen string pairs},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0DEDRYWDSZRF},
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