Our best episode yet! Who would have thought there'd be so much to say about music in ancient Sumer and the Akkadian empire? Join us as we trace the life of an ancient Sumerian classical musician. Along the way we'll uncover such exciting truths as: Why was Inanna the coolest goddess there ever was or ever could be?Why was there a Chief of Lamentations in ancient Akkad and what was his connection to Gibson guitars? What is the best animal to sacrifice to your instrument if you happen to be a shem player? And just who on earth is Peter Pringle? CAVEAT: Nope. None this time! LINKS: The Sumerian Silver Lyre - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU4QRxsZhjg&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QSgVhJr90aL7nDvEWmoREGr&index=11 Oud Beginners - Maqam Hijaz Scale - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k74TTCa-RT8 What Did Mesopotamian Music Sound Like? - A Beginner's Introduction - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHCfrNwkwu0 THE EXALTATION OF INANNA in Sumerian - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSoLHfnr5Gc 'LYRE OF UR' BUILT AND PLAYED BY LUC VANLAERE - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZOFYT7w4GI&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QSgVhJr90aL7nDvEWmoREGr&index=19 Mesopotamian Music HQ - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulBjuvmKbtA&list=PLJATefPoSWfkr2b7qK9lV7pdU4KWyvAn_&index=76 The Raising of the Hand to Ishtar - Ancient Akkadian hymn - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uzPllUL6bE Silver Pipes from Ur (double pipe) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adiAQ2BpmiE Silver pipe from Ur and drone by Tibia - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1SKS0jc1m0 The Lyre of Mesopotamia (A song from Persia/ Iranshahr) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP7-AphqdYk&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QSgVhJr90aL7nDvEWmoREGr&index=17 The Epic Of Gilgamesh In Sumerian - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTsFe1PVs Music of Mesopotamia - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mesopotamia Music in Mesopotamia - MUSIC IN HISTORY #1 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCOawIA4b0o&list=PLdW0onEGGcNlt5gqyp9_fXL9uFdsNnfHf&index=3 The Flood Narrative (From the Gilgamesh Epic) (Akkadian) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oelcHhNsMsk&list=OLAK5uy_ngerDjzeM5lA1vPAF4qo4hPMNrl7rZgEY&index=7 The Flood Narrative (From the Gilgamesh Epic) (English) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViJu2jgKoiU&list=OLAK5uy_ngerDjzeM5lA1vPAF4qo4hPMNrl7rZgEY&index=6 A Sumerian Drinking Song (Sumerian) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MABxJfcX7_A&list=OLAK5uy_ngerDjzeM5lA1vPAF4qo4hPMNrl7rZgEY&index=8 A Sumerian Drinking Song (English) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdsjzBA1Vlk&list=OLAK5uy_ngerDjzeM5lA1vPAF4qo4hPMNrl7rZgEY&index=8 A song for a son of shulgi - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFSuz7QCD8 Music of the Ancient World - Sumerian Music V - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB5X20yoSNQ&list=PLJATefPoSWfkr2b7qK9lV7pdU4KWyvAn_&index=52