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Oldest Substantially Complete Surviving Notated Music

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about1400BCE

Hymn to Nikkal

Ancient Ugarit, Syria

The Hymn to Nikkal (Hurrian Hymn No. 6), dating to around 1400 BCE and excavated at Ugarit in present-day Syria, is among the oldest substantially complete surviving examples of notated music. Its modern musical reconstruction remains debated.

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