According to the Talmud, even the poorest Jew who had become a widower during the first centuries C.E. would engage two flute players and a wailing woman to mourn his dead wife.
Talmudis öeldakse, et meie ajaarvamise esimestel sajanditel palkas isegi kõige vaesem juut oma naise surma korral kaks flöödimängijat ja nutunaise.