![]() The name 'santur' comes from Arabic sanṭīr, a borrowing of the Greek ψαλτήριον ' psalterion'. The Mesopotamian santur has been claimed to be the father of the harp, the Chinese yangqin, the harpsichord, the qanun, the cimbalom, and the American and European hammered dulcimers. The original santur was made with wood and stones and strung with goat intestines. Each country customized and designed its own versions to adapt to their musical scales and tunings. This instrument was traded and traveled to different parts of the Middle East. "The earliest sign of it comes from Assyrian and Babylonian stone carvings (669 B.C.) it shows the instrument being played while hanging from the player's neck" (35). The santur was invented and developed in the area of Iran and Mesopotamia. ![]() Woman playing a santur, early 19th century, in Qajar Iran.
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