# M. L. West 1994: The Babylonian Musical Notation and the Hurrian Melodic Texts

> M. L. West, 1994. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Music and Letters 75/2 (1994), 161-179. West's melodic reading of the Hurrian texts…

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# The Babylonian Musical Notation and the Hurrian Melodic Texts

M. L. West, 1994.

**Hurrian songs of Ugarit** Articledoi: **[10.1093/ml/75.2.161](https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/75.2.161)** 0

## What it's used for here

Music and Letters 75/2 (1994), 161-179. West's melodic reading of the Hurrian texts, accepting Vitale's descending scale and treating the interval names as melodic steps rather than chords.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[No Mesopotamian or Ugaritic source states that the two strings of a named pair were sounded together, and two-part…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/evidence/EVD0DEDYGWZKN3G/no-mesopotamian-or-ugaritic-source-states-that-the-two)

Evidence

EVD

[The melodic readings of Wulstan, Duchesne-Guillemin and West disagree with each other on how a term becomes notes, and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/evidence/EVD0DEDYKJTRTVQ/the-melodic-readings-of-wulstan-duchesne-guillemin-and-west)

Evidence

EVD

[The tuning text does not state whether the altered string is tightened or loosened, so the original ascending reading…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/evidence/EVD0DEDZ669WSCE/the-tuning-text-does-not-state-whether-the-altered-string-is)

Evidence

EVD

[West publishes a melodic reading on a descending scale; Gurney reconsiders the direction](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/events/EVT0DEDRG8QT4BY/west-publishes-a-melodic-reading-on-a-descending-scale)

EVT

[Martin Litchfield West](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/people/FIG0DEDPES4Y7AW/martin-litchfield-west)

FIG

[The Hurrian songs of Ugarit](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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M. L. West (1994). The Babylonian Musical Notation and the Hurrian Melodic Texts. https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/75.2.161
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