Mar 17, 2025 · The Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal, also called Hurrian cult hymn or h.6, is considered the oldest song in the world. The song is part of about 36 hymns written in cuneiform on clay tablets …

The Hurrian Hymn is History's first Song. Well, the oldest known song. If we're really splitting hairs: the earliest written song that can be reconstructed.

Apr 11, 2025 · You can’t get more old timey than Hur­ri­an Hymn No. 6, which was dis­cov­ered on a clay tablet in the ancient Syr­i­an port city of Ugar­it in the 1950s, and is over 3400 years old.

May 24, 2025 · What if the oldest song in the world wasn’t just a myth, but something you could listen to today? The “Hurrian Hymn No. 6” is the world’s oldest recorded playable song and is believed to be …

Aug 19, 2022 · Known as the “Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal” or “Hurrian Hymn No. 6,” this is the oldest complete song known to humankind. Discovered in an excavation in northern Syria in the 1950s and …

Apr 3, 2021 · The Hurrian Hymn was discovered in the 1950s on a clay tablet inscribed with Cuneiform text. It’s the oldest surviving melody and is over 3,400 years old. The hymn was discovered on a clay …

Dec 18, 2015 · “Hurrian Hymn No. 6” is considered the world’s earliest melody, but the oldest musical composition to have survived in its entirety is a first century A.D. Greek tune known as the “Seikilos...

Apr 6, 2025 · The oldest known melody, the "Hurrian Hymn No. 6," dates back to around 1400 BCE. Discovered in the ancient Amorite-Canaanite city of Ugarit (modern-day northern Syria), this hymn is …

One text contained a complete hymn, both words and music and is the oldest known preserved music notation in the world. Prof. Kilmer transcribed this piece of music into modern music notation.

The oldest song in the world The “Hurrian Hymn” is the earliest known song to be recorded in writing, dating to around the 13th century BCE. The text of this hymn is concerned with the promotion of …