Also known as kös
A Kus (Persian کوس kūs) is an ancient Persian musical instrument, a large kettledrum similar to timpani.
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A Kus (Persian کوس kūs) is an ancient Persian musical instrument, a large kettledrum similar to timpani.
==Etymology== Kus is a Middle-Persian military term meaning "march". According to Von Mohl the term was Kūša, apparently borrowed from Aramaic, probably during the Arsacid dynasty (248 BCE-224 CE).