# David Wulstan 1968: The Tuning of the Babylonian Harp

> David Wulstan, 1968. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Iraq 30 (1968), 215-228. Wulstan's musical analysis of the tuning cycle, dividing the…

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# The Tuning of the Babylonian Harp

David Wulstan, 1968.

**Hurrian songs of Ugarit** Articledoi: **[10.2307/4199852](https://doi.org/10.2307/4199852)** 0

## What it's used for here

Iraq 30 (1968), 215-228. Wulstan's musical analysis of the tuning cycle, dividing the fourteen interval terms into seven primary (fourths and fifths, which name the tunings) and seven secondary (thirds and sixths).

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Gurney and Wulstan publish the Ur tuning text; Laroche publishes the full Hurrian edition in Ugaritica V](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/events/EVT0DEDR0ZQ6KXM/gurney-and-wulstan-publish-the-ur-tuning-text-laroche)

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[David Wulstan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/people/FIG0DEDPF40CDKZ/david-wulstan)

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

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David Wulstan (1968). The Tuning of the Babylonian Harp. https://doi.org/10.2307/4199852
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