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.
وحتى افقر يهودي في القرون الميلادية الاولى كان عند موت زوجته يستخدم عازفَين على المزمار ونادبة لرثائها ،‏ حسبما يرد في التلمود .‏