The Sound of Ancient Egypt – Acoustics and Volume Measurements

In ancient Egypt, performances inside and outside buildings are documented (open air, under canopies, in rooms). The article discusses the different acoustic conditions at the various per-formance venues. Within the scope of experimental music archaeology, the volume of replicas of musical instruments from ancient Egypt and modern equivalents was measured. This tech-nical approach in connection with iconographic, textual, and archaeological evidence provides a valuable, practice-oriented contribution to our knowledge of ancient Egypt and its music archaeology.