A MUSICOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE AKKADIAN TERM SIḪPU.

The article focuses on a musicological interpretation of the Akkhadian tem siḫpu, which creates sense to modern musician and is connected with the eight known cuneiform music texts. It mentions that author Jerome Colburn has challenged the original interpretation of the music texts, wherein he assumes that the text relates to practical music. It suggests the use of the term says that the instrinsic symmetry of the tuning system siḫpu to avoid confusion in musical terminology.