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around and clap their hands. The King and Queen sit on the throne. The two
palace officials bring a golden huppar bowl and hand water. The King and
Queen wash their hands. The head of the palace attendants gives the towel.
The King and Queen dry their hands. The palace attendant golden spear and
musical instrument mukar. (Sistrum). He puts him on the lower side of the
throne from the right side of the King. The staff of the scepter go ahead. The
Princes take their places. The Commander of the Palace Guards enters and
asks the King, "Should the lyres be played?" The King replies, "Let it be
played." Then the Commander of the Palace Guards joins Halay and says to
the Staff of the Staff, "Let the lyres be played”. The staff man goes to the door
and says to the singers, "Let the lyres be played". Singers start playing
musical instruments. The wand man walks ahead. The singers walk in with
their lyres. They take their places in front of the Hassanzipa (elevated floor).
Haliyari officials, actors, prayers, presenter priest also walk with lyres. They
go and take their own seats " [6, p.109].
This information shows that the first music ensembles reached in
written history were officially implemented in line with a protocol. The
flow of ceremonies and rituals is arranged in accordance with the
instructions given by the music. The ceremony begins and ends with
music. When the music was to be played was regulated. For instance,
when the King goes to different places for the ceremony, and the God
statues are taken from one place to another accompanied by music. Here
lyre and cymbal are played songs are sung.
Like vases in the tablets, strings, percussion and wind instruments
of that age are used in the ensembles. Professional dancers and various
dance styles are mentioned, some members of ensemble could sometimes
sing, sometimes play musical instruments. From a tablet unearthed in
Boğazkale, it is understood that 29 of the 208-person group in the palace
are musicians and 10 are Hurrian singers. It is understood that there were
permanent musicians and singers, that is, music ensembles in the Hittite
palace [4, p.95]. Some cities, for example, the city of Lallupia had a choir.
These choirs used to take part in rituals in Hattusha. Those who were
singing in the choir invited everyone who attended the ceremony to
accompany the music.
Presence of male and female choirs in the tablets “Men from Anunu-
wa sing, zintuhi-women accompany them, women play tambourines” [6,
p.111]. It is understood that female and male choirs, songs and
instruments were placed together in the ensembles in the Hittite choirs.
Male musicians imitate the female voice. There is a long list of musicians
in the texts.
In the Hittites, musical ensembles are intertwined with dancers. It is
emphasized in the texts that some instruments are not sung while played.
For example, there are expressions such as "The King and Queen as a

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