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Ancient Egyptian Music
Idiophones
• IHY = clappers– NA’TA’HI = bone clappers– MA’H = artificial hands and feet clappers
• SEHEM = sistrum of pottery body with metal jangles
• SES / SESSET = sistrum of metal body with metal jangles
Membranophones
• TEBEN = drum– DARABUKKA = vase-shaped drum– QEMQEM = cylinder-shaped drum– A’SHE = barrel-shaped drum
• SER = tambourine
Aerophones
• SEBA’ / SEBY = flute
• WA’YR / WA’DI / WA’D’AI / WA’DENI = recorders / photinx
• MA’ = reed pipe– MET = single reed pipe– IS = double reed pipe– ISIT = parallel double reed pipe– A’A’T = angular double reed pipe
• ‘AB/ ‘ABW / DEB = animal horn
• SNEB = trumpet
• “hydraulis” = water organ
IS / ISIT
Chordophones
• BEN / BENT / BIN / BINT = bow harp
• DA’DA’T / DA’DA’NEWT = horizontal harp
• KENA’NA’WR = kithara
• NEFER = long-necked lute
BEN / BENT / BIN / BINT
DA’DA’T / DA’DA’NEWT
KENA’NA’WR
NEFER
Worship Music and Musicians
• HERW = “voice”
• SEM’AYT = female temple musician (harem of the god)
• NEHWT = lamentation