Lyre of Ur - Non-profit organization researching the background and the making of the original instrument. Includes drawings and photos. [English, German and French]
Lyre of Ur - A project to reconstruct a lyre - 4,750 years old (predating the Great Pyramid by 750 years). Includes technical information about construction, with details of the project.
The Lyre Project - An illustrated account of constructing a replica of a Saxon lyre from the 7th Century CE, commonly known as the Sutton Hoo lyre.
Making a Simple Lyre - An illustrated account of the reconstruction of a Saxon lyre. Includes a project diary.
The Saxon Lyre - History, construction, and playing techniques.
Sumerian Bull Lyre - An account of a reconstruction (for Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions, Massachusetts) of a lyre, developed by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE.
The Sumerian Gold Lyre - An account of one of the Sumerian stringed instruments discovered at the ancient site of Ur in 1927 by Sir Leonard Woolley. Includes a history, details of construction, and information about music of the time.
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