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In 1922, when Howard Carter opened the tomb of Tutankhamun, the Pharaoh's treasures returned

to the world of the living. Among the glittering trinkets, two items in particular stood out.

They were a pair of trumpets, instruments used by ancient musicians. These trumpets might

have belonged to the king personally, or they might have belonged to an official. Perhaps

a general or an officer donated these trumpets to the king's burial. Either way, this pair

of instruments emerged, along with many other items in the Carter excavations. The two

trumpets are made of bronze and silver, respectively. They have long stems or reeds, and they're

bells, the part from which the sound emerges, are shaped like lotus flowers. This design

is standard, we see it in Egyptian art. Trumpets like these show up in the hands of soldiers

who play them on parade and use them to guide the troops.

The silver trumpet was in the king's burial chamber. The bronze trumpet was in a chest.

They were in fragile condition, but after conservation and restoration, they seemed relatively

okay, which is how on the 16th of April 1939, the trumpets of Tutankhamun sounded for the first

time in modern history. In 1939, the BBC organised a performance of these trumpets. This was broadcast

around the world with an estimated audience of 150 million listeners. As of 2021, it is the first

and only recorded performance of these instruments. For your education and enjoyment, I present a part

of that recording here. The trumpeter begins his performance, starting with the silver instrument.

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