Nikkal

"The Hymn to Nikkal is the oldest musical score that has yet been unearthed."

"The Hymn to Nikkal was something that was performed and copied, perhaps many times. One could almost say that archaeologists unearthed here the top song of the Bronze Age hit parade."

"The combination of rhythm and melody of the final cadence of the Hymn to Nikkal is compatible with the overall most frequent combined rhythm and accent cadence in Book 5 of the Rig Veda—the book of the Atri family."