The Oldest Known Melody (Hurrian Hymn no.6 - B.C.)

The Oldest known musical melody performed by the very talented Michael Levy on the Lyre. This ancient musical fragment dates back to 1400 . and was discovered in the 1950’s in Ugarit, Syria. It was interpreted by Dr. Richard Dumbrill. He wrote a book entitled “The Archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East.“ Here is a link to it: Check out Michael Levy’s website, ! Here’s a link to it: For more information on the Hurrian Hymn no.6 text, click on the link: There were 29 musical texts discovered in the ruins of Ugarit, but only text H6 was in good enough condition to allow for academic interpretation. Here is Dr. Dumbrill’s interpretation: Thank you for listening! Subscribe for more music! Subscribe also to “Klezfiddle1,“ Michael Levy’s YouTube channel! Download his albums from iTunes and order from !