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	Sistrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was used in dances and religious ceremonies, particularly in the worship of the goddess Hathor, with the U-shape of the sistrum's handle and frame seen as resembling the face and horns of the cow goddess.
		Additionally, the goddess Bast is often depicted holding a sistrum, symbolizing her role as a goddess of dance, joy, and festivity.
		The Sistrum was occasionally revived in 19th century western orchestral music, nowadays however it is replaced by its close modern equivalent, the tambourine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sistrum (245 words)

	SISTRUM - LoveToKnow Article on SISTRUM
		The sistrum consists of a metal frame in the shape of an egg, fastened to a handle, frequently surmounted by a grotesque head or by a figure of the sacred lioness Sekhet.
		The frame is crossed by four metal horizontal rods passing through holes large enough to allow them to rattle when the sistrum is shaken, the rods being prevented from slipping out altogether by little metal stops in the shape of a leaf; sometimes metal rings are threaded over the rods to increase the jingling.
		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.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SI/SISTRUM.htm (207 words)

	Hathor's Sistrum
		As the sistrum reflected in such a visible manner the presence of the gods, it is no wonder that during the Amarna Period, it was virtually deprived of decoration, except for the papyrus handle.
		According to the ancient Greek historian Plutarch, the sistrum's arch was the lunar cycle, the bars were the elements, the twin Hathor heads rendered life and death and the cat, often included in the decoration, was the moon.
		Closely connected with the sistrum playing is Ihy, the infant born of the union between the sky goddess Hathor of Dendera and the god of light Horus of Edfu.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/sistrum.htm (1638 words)

	City Pulse - MUSIC
		A sistrum was a rattle that was kept in constant motion as a symbol of Isis, the sacred life force.
		Sistrum’s music director, Meredith Bowen, explained that Sistrum performs “songs written by women, for women, or about women.” One song the women will perform at the holiday concert is “Solstice Carol,” written by former Sistrum member Judith Anderson.
		Sistrum member Mary Turner confided that the women are in charge of baking 80 dozen cookies for the reception following the concert, and that the men will provide goodies, as well.
	www.lansingcitypulse.com /031210/music/index4.html (632 words)

	dmusic.com - Sistrum - Biography
		Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, the band combines an earthy element from country, a moody and soulful component from the blues, and the edgy elements of rock and metal to form a modern and uncompromising sound that is all their own.
		Sistrum fans follow and support the group knowing the words and the band by heart.
		Like a leather jacket, Sistrum is hip and smart, yet rugged with a deep, rich aroma -inviting and familiar.
	sistrum.dmusic.com /bio (347 words)

	Sistrum [Egyptian] (26.7.1450) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		She appears in the vertical inscription on the sistrum as a young woman with two cow's horns, on which the sun disk rests.
		Because this sistrum as a whole can be read as a rebus, it is linked to late texts that consider the instrument the incarnation of the goddess.
		On the base of the naos are holes for small copper rods equipped with jangling disks; the rods, along with one of the walls forming a sound box, have disappeared, but their former presence is attested by traces of verdigris.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/oking/hod_26.7.1450.htm (377 words)

	Egyptian Symbols and Definitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sistrum was a sacred percussion instrument used in the cult of Hathor.
		The sistrum consisted of a wooden or metal frame fitted with loose strips of metal and disks which jingled when moved.
		There are two types of sistrum, an iba, was shaped in a simple loop, like a closed horse-shoe with loose cross bars of metal above a Hathor head and a long handle.
	members.aol.com /egyptart/symlst.html (2523 words)

	Virtual Egyptian - Sistrum (seshesht) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sistrum (seshesht in Egyptian) is a ritual rattling musical instrument.
		Sistrums were generally played by women in ceremonies, and is closely associated with the cult of Hathor.
		Many of the sistrums found in tombs were never functional.
	www.virtual-egyptian-museum.com /Reference/Glossary/Content/G178.html (102 words)

	Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - Sistrum Rattle
		Appearance: The sistrum was a musical instrument formed as a sticklike wooden or metal object, with a frame and small metal disks that rattled when the instrument was shaken by hand.
		Meaning: The sistrum was called shesheset by the ancient Egyptians and was a favored instrument in many religious ceremonies and rites, especially those associated with Hathor.
		Although the instrument eventually entered the cults of other deities (such as Amon, Bastet and Isis), it was with Hathor, her son Ihy and her attendants that the instrument is associated with in most representational contexts.
	www.egyptianmyths.net /sistrum.htm (272 words)

	indieville: review: the sistrum / metal tech / das torpedoes / arnoux split cassette
		This four-way split, an exceedingly pleasant cacophony of found sounds, field recordings, and intriguing performance art, is a pure success.
		DIY landmarks Sistrum and Arnoux are paired with Metal Tech and Das Torpedoes, whose names I've known for awhile but whose sounds I've never laid ears upon before.
		Sistrum follows with "Sudden Household," an interesting and crisp recording of some sort of ambient performance.
	www.indieville.com /reviews/sistrum.htm (341 words)

	Sistrum
		HOW THEY GOT THEIR START: In its first incarnation, Sistrum was a five-piece, all-girl hair-metal band named Whiskey Blue, which was together four years in the early '90s.
		HOW THEY GOT THEIR NAME: The sistrum, associated with the Egyptian goddess Hathor, is an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument with disks that rattle.
		The sistrum was used to keep time for the music in religious ceremonies and temple rituals.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/music/articles/0217beat17.html (275 words)

	Sistrum
		The carved head that is on the handle of the sistrum, is Hathor, the goddess of music.
		A sistrum was used in religious ceremonies and temple rituals.
		The sistrum kept the beat for the orchestra, which consisted of harps, flutes, oboes, clarinets, tambourines, and trumpets.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/amethystbt/Egyptiansistrum.html (251 words)

	The Attic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sistrum is a shaker or rattle with a handle, open frame and jingling crossbars or wires.
		The naos sistrum was usually made of faience and is distinguished by the presence of the naos emblem above the Hathor head.
		The arched sistrum resembles the ankh, the symbol of life, and thus, holds the same meaning.
	nyx.spiritualitea.net /custom.html (2710 words)

	The Sistrum Online - Subscription Inforrmation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Sistrum, a quarterly, is published in September, December, March and June, aside from its debut on July 19th, 1998.
		The editor is eager to consider unsolicited manuscripts and articles, and invites writers and artists to submit their work, provided that The Sistrum cannot be held responsible for loss of same.
		All revenues generated by "The Sistrum" are used solely to support the interests and activities of QBLH.
	www.thelema.net /~tala/sistrum/guide.htm (313 words)

	Splendid E-zine reviews: Richard Dunlap
		And as experimental music goes, Ode to the Sistrum is one of the most enjoyable discs I've heard in ages.
		For example, Ode to the Sistrum has no compositions for broken glass, belt sander, raw meat and 17th century Spanish chair-leg-milling-machines.
		The title cut is another winner; heavy on the rich, ringing tones -- it features xylophone, microtonal bell and microtonal piano -- "Ode to the Sistrum" divulges a frenetic percussive-bell narrative that'll send little electric currents through your skin.
	www.splendidezine.com /reviews/jun-19-00/richard.html (516 words)

	Y Shaped Rattle is not Native American
		The sistrum was then a rattle in U form with a short handle and two crossbars that rattled when shaken.
		Sistrums of the same shape (the U shape or horsehoe) are found among the Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mexico and Arizona., and the Kaduveo Indians of Brazil, and are made of wood, with jingles strung on wires.
		The sistrum is common throughout Africa and has a couple of different forms.
	www.princetonol.com /groups/iad/lessons/middle/africamusic.htm (607 words)

	sistrum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sistrums are mentioned only once in the Old Testament.
		Sistrum is the translation of the Hebrew word 'mena'an'iym'.
		It is a rattler, in the shape of a 'Y' with strings of beads across the top part of the 'Y'.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /wheelerjw/MITB/sistrum.htm (111 words)

	StereoTimes - Sistrum SP-6 Six Shelf & SP-1 Single Component Platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Sistrum Platform is based on the principles of Coulomb Friction (the studies of vibration and their paths of travel).
		I was intrigued by what the Sistrum is purported to accomplish, especially in light of the blend I had been living with: the Lovan (three-tier) equipment rack, Symposium Roller Balls and Black Diamond Racing Products, in short, my fascination was out of necessity rather than choice.
		It was clear to me from the git-go that the Sistrum Platform works as advertised, as extravagant as those advertised claims are.
	www.stereotimes.com /acc032801.shtm (1858 words)

	Alice Perrin: The sistrum and other ghost stories - an infinity plus review
		If you're tired of reading the cheap horror novels, full of gore,violence and sex, which seem to represent the bulk of the genre currently called "dark fantasy", you may find a refreshing change in those small press imprints devoted to the task of reprinting untraceable ghost stories or novels of the golden era.
		The sistrum and other ghost stories is volume 5 in the outstanding "Mistresses of the macabre" series, edited by the invaluable Richard Dalby and published by the excellent Sarob Press.
		Alice Perrin was a popular and prolific writer throughout the first quarter of 20th century, but is largely forgotten nowadays and in particular her ghostly tales have been rarely considered by modern anthologists.
	www.infinityplus.co.uk /nonfiction/sistrum.htm (393 words)

	Sistrum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sistrum was a musical instrument, a sort of rattle.
		The sistrum was mainly used in holy rituals in the temples.
		The sistrum was used from the Old Kingdom, when it was shaped like a shrine.
	www.timetrips.co.uk /sistrum.htm (205 words)

	Musical and Ritual Instruments
		The two ritual instruments carried by Het-Hert's priestesses during Her worship were the sistrum and the menat.
		The Rock Tombs of Meir, in which the nomarchs of Qis from the Sixth Dynasty were buried, show both items being used in rituals at the local Temple of Het-Hert at Qis.
		(3) Greco-Roman Period Bronze Sistrum, with figures of Bes, Het-Hert, the naos (shrine), and cats of Bast, from The Egyptian Museum Cairo: Official Catalog by Saleh Mohamed and Hourig Sourouzian.
	www.hethert.org /musical.html (537 words)

	Hathor Sistrum 12 3/4"-Sacred Source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Her temples were birthing rooms bearing images of the seven frame drum and sistrum playing Hathors who brought blessed souls to newborns.These deities conferred their protection upon the newborn child.
		During childbirth, in ancient Egypt, a woman would squat on a pair of elaborately decorated clay bricks, that show a woman transformed into a goddess at the moment of giving birth, and recite spells to call on Hathor, the goddess of fertility and motherhood in an effort to protect her newborn child.
		The sistrum's metallic ringing has been cleansing and purifying sacred space for thousands of years.
	www.sacredsource.com /prodinfo.asp?number=HS (166 words)

	phoenixnewtimes.com \| \| Live Wire \| Sistrum CD Release \| 2005-01-13
		Biding its time through several lineup changes and budget constraints, Sistrum continued to develop songs and tighten the master tracks in the studio.
		Mason is the only remaining original member in Sistrum, but she's surrounded herself with solid musicians like bassist Joseph Citarello (MIA, Warhorse), guitarist Aaron Chanda (Fred Heads West), and drummer Vince Lane (Rule of 7, Wrinkle).
		Former Sistrum members Theresa Witter and Marie Dix also contribute keyboards and guitar to a few songs, but the highlight of the album is the presence of local rocker Tina Bailey, who supplies backing vocals for several tracks.
	www.phoenixnewtimes.com /issues/2005-01-13/livewire6.html (263 words)

	The Isiscraft Catalog
		This is the most beautiful Graeco-Roman style sistrum we've seen, with a beautiful sound and a great feel.
		Please note: this is a diskless sistrum - the sound comes from the bars hitting against the frame, with a wonderful ringing sound.
		The large one is 15", a great sistrum to use in leading processions and other times when a beautiful, dramatic sistrum is desired.
	isisadmin.freeyellow.com (1109 words)

	Sistrum Equipment rack - Topic Powered by Groupee Community
		I spoke with someone who just sold his Mapleshade rack for the Sistrum and gushes aboput it's virtues.
		The new Naim kit has isolating feet as part of the design, which would not be used with the Sistrum.
		Unless somebody on the forum had hands-on experience with it, I was going to pass.
	forums.naim-audio.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/48019385/m/99810172 (1738 words)

	Egyptian Sistrum on Almondnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		of music and dancing her symbol was the sistrum, (The sistrum was a sacred percussion instrument used in the cult...
		Goddess of 7th Nome of Upper Egypt known as the 'Mansion of the sistrum'.
		Cat, or as a cat-headed Goddess carrying Her instrument, a sistrum (a sacred rattle), an ankh, or the papyrus wand...
	www.ncpm.co.uk /popmusic/egyptian_sistrum.html (542 words)

	Egypt photo of two Sistrum instruments from ancient Egypt
		Above are two sistrums, rhythmical music instruments which made sound when shaking them.
		We find sistrums in many Egyptian relief's, and often in connection with the goddess Hathor.
		Her priestesses most often held a sistrum, and many sistrums also had the head of Hathor on top of the sistrum handle.
	www.egyptmyway.com /photo/egyptian_museum1_21.html (366 words)

	jinglelesson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sistrum is a percussion instrument that can be found in many forms throughout the world and can be heard in celebrations and religious festivals particularly in the Middle East.
		A common form of the sistrum is an open Y-shaped frame with wires stretched between the "Y".
		Disks of metal or wood are strung along the wires which make a sound when shaken.
	www.mcps.k12.md.us /schools/bealles/touchette/jinglelesson.htm (281 words)

	Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian Religion Home ~ Sistrum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sistrum was an ancient musical instrument, kind of like a rattle in shape combined with the idea of a modern tambourine.
		It had two basic designs, the naos and the hoop.
		It was most particularly used by the women musicians and chantresses who served in the temple, and the sound was believed to ward off the powers of chaos.
	www.panhistoria.com /www/panaegypt/dictionary_of_ae_religion/sistrum.html (107 words)

	Definition of Sistrum in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition - Wunder Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Definition of Sistrum in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition
		An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle.
		It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis.
	websters.wunderdictionary.com /dictionary/def/english/sistrum.html (61 words)

	Sistrum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Comments: The sistrum is a kind of rattle with metal discs suspended on fixed rods.
		It is found in various forms in eastern and west Africa.
		The sistrum is known to have been used in Egyptian, Greek and Roman traditions.
	www.acslink.aone.net.au /christo/inrec001/inr00017.htm (79 words)

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