Lyre of Ur - http://www.lyre-of-ur.com/
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. |
Sumerian Bull Lyre - http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsc02b.htm
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 Lyre Project - http://www.personal.u-net.com/~saphir/lyre/
An illustrated account of constructing a replica of a Saxon lyre from the 7th Century CE, commonly known as the Sutton Hoo lyre. |
The Saxon Lyre - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~priestdo/lyre.html
History, construction, and playing techniques. |
The Sumerian Gold Lyre - http://www.williamsound.com/gold_lyre_intro.html
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. |