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Sistrum

Sistrumin hieroglyphsA sistrum (plural: sistra; from Latinsistrum, from Greekσεῖστρονseistron of the same meaning; literally "that which is being shaken", from seiein, "to shake") is a musical instrument of the percussion family, a form of rattle, used most notably by the ancient Egyptians.

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