A SUMERIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IN HITTITE CUNEIFORM DOCUMENTS: (GIŠ)ŠÀ.A.TAR/ TIBULA

The Hittites who provided a political unity in Anatolia circa 2000 BC, called themselves as "nation of thousand gods". They celebrated many festivals for their god's name and performed rituals. Music which is an important component of the culture is the one of the essential elements of Hittite's religious ceremonies. There were lots of musical instruments in cultic feasts, libations, celebrating festivals and funerals. The common idea was about GIŠ ŠÀ.A.TAR/ TIBULA which was it was a stringed instrument. In this work this musical instrument and its place of Hittite culture ARE Studied in the light of cuneiform and archaeological documents