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Marcelle Duchesne-Guillemin
Belgian musicologist who proposed a melodic reading of h.6 (1975, 1980, 1984) and explained its repeated syllables by the tablet's spiral layout. 1911–1999.
Marcelle Duchesne-Guillemin is belgian musicologist and organologist of the ancient Near East (1911 to 1999), University of Liège (1911–1999), and appears in the record of Hurrian songs of Ugarit as belgian musicologist who proposed a melodic reading of h.6 (1975, 1980, 1984) and explained its repeated syllables by the tablet's spiral layout.
Three questions rest in part on what Duchesne-Guillemin did or said, among them “What do the interval names and numerals in the notation of h.6 instruct a performer to play?”, which stands open: 5 answers, none ahead.
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The Hurrian songs of Ugarit
The mystery Belgian musicologist who proposed a melodic reading of h.6 (1975, 1980, 1984) and explained its repeated syllables by the tablet's spiral layout.
What do the interval names and numerals in the notation of h.6 instruct a performer to play?Open: 5 answers, none ahead
Are the syllables repeated at the ends of lines in h.6 refrains, or an artefact of the spiral layout?No evidence yet: No evidence yet
Do the numerals after each interval name count repetitions, notes or durations?No evidence yet: No evidence yet
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Mysteries Department. (2026). Marcelle Duchesne-Guillemin [Person FIG0DEDPEE5RZYH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/FIG0DEDPEE5RZYH
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