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GOPUZ
Gopuz is the oldest known Azerbaijani stringed musical instrument. The earliest images depicting a musician playing gopuz, date back
to the 7th millennium B.C. In fact, gopuz was the instrument played by the main characters of Kitabi Dede Gorgud epic story,
Azerbaijan’s earliest written narrative of the 7th century A.D. It may be also stated that a three-string version of gopuz is
believed to be a forerunner of saz.
Made on the basis of archival sketches.
The State Museum of Musical
Culture of Azerbaijan, 16097
1999