| Lyre of Ur: A project to reconstruct a lyre - 4,750 years old (predating the Great Pyramid by 750 years). Includes technical information about construction, with details of the project. |
| Lyre of Ur: Non-profit organization researching the background and the making of the original instrument. Includes drawings and photos. [English, German and French] |
| Making a Simple Lyre: An illustrated account of the reconstruction of a Saxon lyre. Includes a project diary. |
| Sumerian Bull Lyre: An account of a reconstruction (for Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions, Massachusetts) of a lyre, developed by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. |
| The Lyre Project: An illustrated account of constructing a replica of a Saxon lyre from the 7th Century CE, commonly known as the Sutton Hoo lyre. |
| The Saxon Lyre: History, construction, and playing techniques. |
| The Sumerian Gold Lyre: An account of one of the Sumerian stringed instruments discovered at the ancient site of Ur in 1927 by Sir Leonard Woolley. Includes a history, details of construction, and information about music of the time. |
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