# A reading-by-reading comparison of the realizations from 1971 to 2019 finds that each adds tempo, metre, scale… > A reading-by-reading comparison of the realizations from 1971 to 2019 finds that each adds tempo, metre, scale direction or extra strings that the tablet… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/evidence/EVD0DEDZ4MQF6YV/a-reading-by-reading-comparison-of-the-realizations-from Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Hurrian songs of Ugarit](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs)Evidence Evidence · Hurrian songs of Ugarit # A reading-by-reading comparison of the realizations from 1971 to 2019 finds that each adds tempo, metre, scale… A reading-by-reading comparison of the realizations from 1971 to 2019 finds that each adds tempo, metre, scale direction or extra strings that the tablet does not supply. Supported0 ## What it means Key question[What do the interval names and numerals in the notation of h.6 instruct a performer to play?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBCYE714/what-do-the-interval-names-and-numerals-in-the-notation-of-h) 5 answers, none ahead yet **Open** unchanged Answer this evidence bears on[Undetermined beyond a string tablature (Bayer, Rahn, Gibson)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/answers/ANS0DEDX3FHRSCP/undetermined-beyond-a-string-tablature-bayer-rahn-gibson) Supports2 for, 1 against **Still possible** unchanged ## Next steps 3 1 Key the notation lines of all ~35 fragments from Laroche, Ugaritica V pp. 462-496 (with Dietrich and Loretz 1975 corrections for h.6), into one CSV of fragment, line, position, Hurrian term, Akkadian equivalent, string pair and numeral, using the string-pair table DAT0DEDTRRNXZCV as the key; reproduce Rahn's 2011 counts as a check. ~12 h [On: What do the interval names and numerals in the notation of h.6 instruct a performer to play?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBCYE714/what-do-the-interval-names-and-numerals-in-the-notation-of-h) **—** not judged 2 Test the numeral readings against a null model: compare the observed distribution of numerals 1 to 10 across all fragments with the distributions expected under repetition counts (geometric-like, no parity preference) and under duple durations (excess of 2 and 4), using a permutation test; report whether Hagel's duration reading beats the repetition reading. ~4 h [On: What do the interval names and numerals in the notation of h.6 instruct a performer to play?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBCYE714/what-do-the-interval-names-and-numerals-in-the-notation-of-h) **—** not judged 3 Count the sung syllables of h.6 from Laroche's transliteration under both rules for the repeated line-end syllables, and compare with the note totals implied by Kilmer's, Duchesne-Guillemin's, West's and Hagel's readings; publish which readings can match under which rule. ~6 h [On: What do the interval names and numerals in the notation of h.6 instruct a performer to play?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBCYE714/what-do-the-interval-names-and-numerals-in-the-notation-of-h) **—** not judged Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes ## Sources 3 [A Re-examination of Ancient Near-Eastern Music-Theoretical Tablets and Notation; Concerning a Tablaturisation for the Hurrian H6 Cuneiform Tablet](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK8D1ARTC/a-re-examination-of-ancient-near-eastern-music-theoretical) Gibson 2021 SRC [Rethinking ancient music interpretation through Hurrian Hymn H6: a tablaturization](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK87X6NKG/rethinking-ancient-music-interpretation-through-hurrian-hymn) Gibson 2025 SRC [The Mesopotamian Theory of Music and the Ugarit Notation: a Reexamination](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK6NHE2N8/the-mesopotamian-theory-of-music-and-the-ugarit-notation-a) Bayer 2014 SRC ## Cite it ``` Mysteries Department. (2026). A reading-by-reading comparison of the realizations from 1971 to 2019 finds that each adds tempo, metre, scale… [Evidence EVD0DEDZ4MQF6YV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDZ4MQF6YV ``` Key **EVD** 0DEDZ4MQF6YV Kind Evidence Tier Supported Found in [Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/sessions/SES0DEEADDRHVSZ/session-1-the-hurrian-songs-of-ugarit-seeded-corpus-readings) · 31 Oct 2026 Version 1 Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Every record is open data. Take this one as JSON, with its links and its history. [JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/api/v1/records/EVD0DEDZ4MQF6YV)