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Hagel proposes that the numerals are durations; Dumbrill's second edition argues for a nine-note system

Two readings published in 2005 pull in different directions: Hagel reads the numerals after each term as note lengths, while Dumbrill's Archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East reads the system as enneatonic.

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Is nīd qabli Dorian? Tuning and modality in Greek and Hurrian music

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The Archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East

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Richard Dumbrill

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The Hurrian songs of Ugarit

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Hagel proposes that the numerals are durations; Dumbrill's second edition argues for a nine-note system [Event EVT0DEDRGFPZSRS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDRGFPZSRS

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