The craftsmen and musicians preserving an ancient Middle Eastern instrument

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he oud, a stringed instrument, is believed to date back to around 2350 BC to the Akkadian civilisation located in present-day Iraq. It went on to become a popular musical instrument during the old Babylonian era (1950-1530 BC).

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