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The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the ...

it is made of wood, the placement of the essential parts is fairly true to the original dimensions, and the strings are tuned to the notes archaeologists believe may have been the Sumerian equivalent ...