# UET VII 74 (U.7/80), the Ur tuning text, with its duplicate UET VI/3 899

> Old Babylonian instructions for moving between the seven tunings of the sammu by changing one string at a time, published by Gurney in 1968 and confirmed…

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# UET VII 74 (U.7/80), the Ur tuning text, with its duplicate UET VI/3 899

DocumentCDLI terms of useOld Babylonian, c. 1900 to 1600 BC

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://cdli.earth/artifacts/347039).

Old Babylonian instructions for moving between the seven tunings of the sammu by changing one string at a time, published by Gurney in 1968 and confirmed by a second manuscript in 2009. It names the tunings, including nid qabli, but does not state whether the string is tightened or loosened, which is why the direction of the scale is disputed.

British Museum, London, 1900. CDLI terms of use

## Copies 1

**Cdli catalogue record** cdli.earth · CDLI terms of usePrimary source: [CDLI P347039: UET 7, 74 (U.7/80), the Ur tuning text, Old Babylonian](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDKKG85H36/cdli-p347039-uet-7-74-u-7-80-the-ur-tuning-text-old)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://cdli.earth/artifacts/347039)

## Sources 3

- [An Old Babylonian Treatise on the Tuning of the Harp](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJRDEAN34/an-old-babylonian-treatise-on-the-tuning-of-the-harp)_SRC_
- [CDLI P347039: UET 7, 74 (U.7/80), the Ur tuning text, Old Babylonian](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDKKG85H36/cdli-p347039-uet-7-74-u-7-80-the-ur-tuning-text-old)_SRC_
- [The Old Babylonian tuning text UET VI/3 899](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJSAA0SK1/the-old-babylonian-tuning-text-uet-vi-3-899)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). UET VII 74 (U.7/80), the Ur tuning text, with its duplicate UET VI/3 899 [Artifact ART0DEDS03ATMBC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDS03ATMBC
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