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Example:6 [11.p.45]

Example [10, p.37]. There are many documents belonging to
the Hittite civilization which were discovered
mostly in Hattuşa in cuneiform on a clay tablet.
These documents are examined, it can be seen
that all the matters related to music and
musical ensembles reflected in the texts are
related to religious rites and include the feast
ceremonies. For example, in the Hittites, the
spring celebrations are religious ceremony. It is
mentioned in a text of Zababa, the God of war
in 2000 BC. This text explains how music and
musical ensembles were used in the Hittites at
the state summit.

According to these texts, “The King wears
the ceremonial dress in the house of halentuva".
Then the King and Queen come out of halentuva.
Two courtiers march in front of a guard of the king. Courtiers and palace
guards walk behind the king. The musicians play drums, huhupal
"tambourine", gagalturi (cymbal) in the presence of the king.
Zitti attendants stand next to the king and they dance and play the
shawatar (trumpet). The others who are dressed in a red dress. They spin

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