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Several types of end-blown pipes or flutes are known from ancient Egypt. They could eb made of reed or bronze and came in different sizes.
Some surviving examples were found with thick straw inserted into the moutholoe, suggesting they were actually played as reed instruments rather than flutes.
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- Carl Engel: Musical Instruments (revised edition) (Victoria and Albert Museum, 1908)
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