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SISTRUM (Gr. veia'rpov, Ger. Rappel) , an ancient Egyptian instrument of percussion of indefinite musical pitch, a kind of metal rattle. The sistrum
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leaf ; sometimes metal rings are threaded over the rods to increase the jingling. The sistrum is played also by beating it with a metal stick. This ancient instrument was extensively used by the priests in the temple of Isis to attract the attention of worshippers to different parts of the ritual . The Egyptians attributed to it, as well as to the tambourine, the power of dispersing and terrifying evil spirits and more especially the Typhon
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