(Fwd) Horns used as sounding instruments

[Alice Choyke]

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Date sent:              Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:59:21 -0700
From:                   David Lubman <dlubman at ix.netcom.com>
Organization:           David Lubman & Associates
To:                     bonetools at listserv.iif.hu
Subject:                Horns used as sounding instruments

Dear Sirs/Madams:

I am an acoustical scientist in California (USA) studying the ancient
history of the "shofar".

I seek evidence from the archaeological record of the ancient use of the
horns of herd animals for sounding, perhaps by shepherds, and especially
in the middle east.

I am aware that the word "shofar" is derived from the Assyrian
"shapparu" which I understand to be a wild goat of the ibex family.

I speculate that animal horns found mundane uses by shepherds for
calling over long distances for many hundreds of years before they
became the ritual instrument we know today.

I will be most grateful for scholarly references and opinions.

Sincerely yours,

David Lubman, FASA
Acoustical Consultant
14301 Middletown Lane
Westminster, CA USA 92683
714.898.9099



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