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Oldest known song a haunting lament about infertility



Theo J. H. Krispijn

Chicago Tribune


Posted: Apr 4, 2007

The oldest known song, the 1200 B.C. “Prayer of an Infertile Woman,” was found inscribed in cuneiform symbols on a clay tablet. It is haunting and sad in this performance by the Dutch profesoor of Assyriology Dr. Theo J. H. Krispijn. An Assyrian woman beseechs the moon goddess, Nikkal, for a solution to her problem.


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