{"id":7692,"date":"2015-12-29T16:43:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T23:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7692"},"modified":"2015-12-29T16:43:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T23:43:44","slug":"singing-about-the-flood-in-the-original-sumerian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7692","title":{"rendered":"Singing about &#8220;The&#8221; Flood, in the Original Sumerian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/109768756\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFor the back story on the video, go here: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/laughingsquid.com\/the-flood-a-haunting-new-album-bringing-ancient-sumerian-and-babylonian-language-and-music-back-to-life\/\">\u2018The Flood\u2019, A Haunting New Album Bringing Ancient Sumerian and Babylonian Language and Music Back to Life<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not all attempts to re-create old music work well. 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