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Encyclopedia Britannica



NAY, or NEY

This article appears in Volume V19, Page 318 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: NAN-NEW
NAY, or NEY , the
long
 
flute
  of the ancient Egyptians, held obliquely and played by directing the breath, as in the pipes of the syrinx, across the open end, which had no embouchure of any kind. Performers on the nay are represented on many of the frescoes which decorated the tombs at Thebes, their flutes reaching nearly to the ground while they are in the
familiar
  half-kneeling posture. The acoustic principles involved in the production of sound are the same as for the
flute
 . The narrowness of the bore in proportion to the length would facilitate the production of harmonics and so give the nay an extended compass.
Victor
  Loret' has compiled a
list
  of all the real pipes of ancient
Egypt
  which have survived, having for the most part been preserved in mummy cases. The nay was not restricted to ancient
Egypt
 , but has remained in general use in various parts of the
East
  until the present day. (K. S.)


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