Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Ancient Bible Instruments/Flutes/Pipes (Part two)

 

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Have you ever heard of a ugab?  I can honestly say that I haven't. But apparently it was another type of pipe/flute. Here is what gotquestions.org describes it:

The ugab was similar but used for less formal purposes. Bible versions translate ugab variously as “pipe,” “flute,” or “organ.” The name comes from the Hebrew for “breathing.” It is one of the first instruments mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 4:21) and was used for worship (Job 21:12Psalm 150:4). Some believe it was a primitive type of bagpipe with a pipe for fingering below, a bladder in the middle, and the mouthpiece coming up above. 

And how about these flutes:

Two different types of Aramaic pipes, the sumpponeya and the masroqi, are mentioned in connection with the worship of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue (Daniel 3:571015). The masroqi made a whistling sound; it was probably similar to panpipes. The identity of the sumpponeya is not as clear. It is translated as “bagpipe,” “tambourine,” “pipe,” and “sackbut,” which is a type of trombone.

More facts about flutes from: Ancient Flutes or Pipes - Bible History

In ancient times flutes or pipes were very popular and made of bone, reed, ivory or metal. The Bible mentions a lot regarding Praise and "Thanksgiving" Isaiah 51:3 - For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving , and the voice of melody.

https://bible-history.com/sketches/ancient-flutes-or-pipes

Of the images I have found, I am not sure which might be the images of these three types of flutes. So maybe you can figure them out. But what we do know, is that flutes did play a part in the day to day living of our ancient predecessors of the Bible, as well as many other types of instruments. 

Thanks for coming by Friends. Tomorrow we will look at some types of horns that were used in ancient Bible days. 

God bless!









There are pictrures online that could be what one looked like, but I could not find any that actually called it that, and so I am just not sure enough to paste any into todays blog.


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