🎼 DYK: The Oldest Known Melody

Hurrian Hymn No.6

Did you know the oldest surviving piece of written music dates back more than 3,400 years?
It’s called the Hurrian Hymn No. 6, inscribed on clay tablets unearthed in ancient Ugarit (modern-day Syria).
Written in cuneiform script, the hymn honors the goddess Nikkal and offers a rare, resonant glimpse into how music was composed—and revered—during the Bronz…