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A small bodied, long-necked lute or guitar similar to the modern saz and called a nefer is known from as early as 1500 B.C. in Egypt.
The instrument was played with a plectrum, could have two or four strings and was sometimes (but not always) equipped with frets.
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- Carl Engel: Musical Instruments (revised edition) (Victoria and Albert Museum, 1908)
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