Event · Hurrian songs of Ugarit

The tuning text UET VII 74 is written at Ur, describing the cycle of seven tunings

An Old Babylonian scribe at Ur writes the instructions for passing between seven tunings of the sammu by altering one string at a time; published by Gurney in 1968.

Cites 2

An Old Babylonian Treatise on the Tuning of the Harp

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CDLI P347039: UET 7, 74 (U.7/80), the Ur tuning text, Old Babylonian

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Happened to 1

The Hurrian songs of Ugarit

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At 1

Ur (Tell el-Muqayyar)

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The tuning text UET VII 74 is written at Ur, describing the cycle of seven tunings [Event EVT0DEDQZCMEG0D]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDQZCMEG0D

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  title     = {The tuning text UET VII 74 is written at Ur, describing the cycle of seven tunings},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Event, catalog key EVT0DEDQZCMEG0D},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDQZCMEG0D}
}