The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE ... were made to run over a bridge attached to the box. The bull lyre is one of three excavated from the royal cemetery of Ur.

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One bull tamer was gored to death and many others were injured including spectators at the famed Jallikattu, the ancient bull taming sport held as a part of Pongal festival at Avaniyapuram in ...