The sambuca seems to have been a large harp, which rested on the ground, like the harps of the Egyptians.

The psaltery was also a stringed instrument, and, if its legitimate descendant is the modern santour, we may presume that it is represented in the hands of a Susianian musician on the monument which is our chief authority for the Oriental music of the period.

The symphonia is thought by some to be the bagpipe, which is called sampogna by the modern Italians: by others it is regarded as a sort of organ.
The Babylonians used music, not merely in their private entertainments, but also in their religious ceremonies.

Daniel's account of their instruments occurs casually in his mention of Nebuchadnezzar's dedication of a colossal idol of gold.

The worshippers were to prostrate themselves before the idol as soon as they heard the music commence, and were probably to continue in the attitude of worship until the sound ceased.
The seclusion of women seems scarcely to have been practised in Babylonia with as much strictness as in most Oriental countries.