Question
Which ancient civilization had the oldest musical notation system in the world?
Responses
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Egypt
Greece
Greece
China
Responses
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Egypt
Greece
Greece
China
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Mesopotamia.
The oldest known musical notation comes from the ancient Near East — notably the Hurrian Hymn No. 6 (c. ~1400 BCE) written in cuneiform on a clay tablet from Ugarit. Egyptian, Greek and Chinese notational systems appear significantly later.
The oldest known musical notation comes from the ancient Near East — notably the Hurrian Hymn No. 6 (c. ~1400 BCE) written in cuneiform on a clay tablet from Ugarit. Egyptian, Greek and Chinese notational systems appear significantly later.