Egypt: Female musicians, modern painting on papyrus after 'Musicians of Amun', Tomb of Nakht, 18th Dynasty (1422-1411 BCE), Thebes. The music of Egypt has been an integral part of Egyptian culture since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians credited one of their Gods Thoth with the invention of music, which Osiris in turn used as part of his effort to civilise the world. The earliest material and representational evidence of Egyptian musical instruments dates to the Predynastic period, but the evidence is more securely attested in the Old Kingdom.

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