Music in religious cults of the ancient Near East

This work presents the first extended discussion of the relationship between music and cultic worship in ancient western Asia. It covers ancient Israel and Judah, the Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Elam, and ancient Egypt, focusing on the period from approximately 3000 BCE to around 586 BCE.

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adam_text Contents List offigures List of tables Preface Author ’s note Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1 XI XU ХШ XX XX11 xxiv Introduction 1.1 The ancient Near East as treated here 1 1.2 Religion in the ancient Near East 2 1.2.1 Religion as culture 2 1.2.2 Theology: monotheism, polytheism and syncretism 3 1.2.2.1 Introduction 3 1.2.2.2 Levant 3 1.2.2.3 Anatolia 5 1.2.2.4 Mesopotamia 5 1.2.2.5 Egypt 6 1.2.3 Worship 6 1.3 Spatial setting of cultic activity 7 1.3.1 Introduction 7 1.3.2 Temples 8 1.3.2.1 Levant 9 1.3.2.2 Anatolia 12 1.3.2.3 Mesopotamia 13 1.3.2.4 Egypt 14 1.3.3 Open-air cultic installations and other sacred structures 16 1.3.3.1 Introduction 16 1.3.3.2 Levant 17 1.3.3.3 Anatolia 19 1.3.3.4 In Mesopotamia and Egypt? 19 viii Contents 1.3.3.5 An open-air cultic installation in Elam 20 References 24 2 Types of cultic activity and the music associated with them, 1 2.1 Introduction 30 2.2 Music at liturgies and rituals 30 2.2.1 Israel, Judah and the Levant 30 2.2.2 Anatolia 35 2.2.3 Mesopotamia 36 2.2.4 Egypt 39 2.3 Music in processions 41 2.3.1 Introduction 41 2.3.2 Israel and Judah 41 2.3.3 Anatolia 43 2.3.4 Mesopotamia 44 2.3.5 Egypt 45 2.4 Music and cultic dance 46 2.4.1 Israel and Judah 46 2.4.2 Anatolia 48 2.4.3 Mesopotamia 49 2.4.4 Egypt 49 References 35 3 Types of cultic activity and the music associated with them, 2 3.1 Mantie traditions and music 59 3.1.1 Israel and Judah 59 3.1.2 Anatolia 61 3.1.3 Mesopotamia 62 3.1.4 Egypt 64 3.2 Warfare and music 64 3.2.1 Israel, Judah and the Levant 64 3.2.2 Anatolia 68 3.2.3 Mesopotamia 68 3.2.4 Egypt 72 References 79 4 Musical media, 1: the human voice, chordophones and aerophones 4.1 The human voice 82 4.2 Musical instruments: general introduction 83 4.3 Chordophones: plucked-string instruments 83 4.3.1 Lyres and harps 83 4.3.1.1 Structuralfeatures of lyres and harps 84 30 59 82 Contents ix 4.3.1.2 Consequences ofstructurefor tuning 87 4.3.1.3 Playing methods 88 4.3.2 Lutes 89 4.3.2.1 Structuralfeatures of lutes 90 4.3.2.2 Playing methods 91 4.4 Aerophones, 1: lip-vibrated wind instruments 91 4.4.1 Trampets and natural horns 91 4.4.1.1 Trumpets 92 4.4.1.2 Horns 94 4.5 Aerophones, 2: reed-vibrated and edge- and end-blown pipes 96 4.5.1 Definitions 96 4.5.2 Identification in ancient iconographie sources 97 4.5.3 Identification in ancient written sources 98 4.5.4 Archaeological remains 98 4.5.5 Use in cultic contexts 100 References 102 5 Musical media, 2: membranophones (drums) and idiophones 5.1 Membranophones (drums) 106 5.1.1 Hand drums 106 5.1.2 Hourglass-shaped drums 107 5.1.3 Barrel-shaped and cylindrical drums 107 5.1.4 Large drums 108 5.1.4.1 The designation balag/balang 108 5.1.5 Methods of playing the drums 109 5.1.6 The sound of the drams 109 5.2 Idiophones 110 5.2.1 Clashing instruments 110 5.2.1.1 Cymbals 110 5.2.2 Clapping instruments 112 5.2.2.1 Pairedflat clappers 112 5.2.2.2 Hinged clappers 113 5.2.3 Shaking instruments 113 5.2.3.1 Enclosed rattles 113 5.2.3.2 Sistrums 117 5.2.3.3 Bells 119 5.2.3.4 The menat 124 References 127 6 Musical media, 3: groups and ensembles; sanctity and divinisation; organisation and administration 6.1 Groups and ensembles 131 6.1.1 Introduction 131 106 131 x Contents 6.1.2 In large-scale liturgies and rituals, typically templebased 132 6.1.3 In large-scale processions, typically out of doors, often into temples 133 6.1.4 In small-scale rituals and processions 133 6.2 Sanctity and divinisation 134 6.2.1 Sanctity 134 6.2.2 Divinisation 136 6.3 Organisation and administration of cultic music 137 6.3.1 Introduction 137 6.3.2 Mesopotamia 138 6.3.3 Egypt 138 6.3.4 Israel and Judah 139 6.4 Concluding remarks about musical media 145 References 148 7 Approaching the musical sound-world 150 7.1 Introduction 150 7.2 The concept of ‘music’ 150 7.3 The idiom of instrumental music 152 7.3.1 Organology: general characteristics of instrumental sound 153 7.3.2 Musicology: pitch and structure of instrumental sound 153 7.3.3 The group of tablets from Babylonia 154 7.3.3.1 Music theory in the Babylonian tablets 155 7.3.4 The group of tablets from Ugarit 160 7.3.4.1 Music theory in the group of tablets from Ugarit 160 7.3.5 Issues and challenges 161 7.4 The idiom of vocal music 163 7.5 Concluding remarks 165 7.5.1 What is not known or doubtfiil 166 7.5.2 What is known or can reasonably be assumed 166 7.5.3 Suggestions for further research 168 7.5.3.1 Extending existing ideas 168 7.5.3.2 Exploring new areas 169 References 172 Appendix Index ofAncient Greek, Latin and Near Eastern words and phrases General index Yll 180 182
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