Ugarit (Ras Shamra) /

Ugarit (Ras Shamra) /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Curtis, Adrian.
Edition:	1st American ed.
Imprint:	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1985.
Description:	125 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cities of the Biblical World Cities of the Biblical World.
Subject:	Ugaritic literature -- Relation to the Old Testament. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Syria. Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) Ugaritic literature -- Relation to the Old Testament. Ugarit (Extinct city) -- History. Syria -- Antiquities. Ugarit (Extinct city) Syria. Syria -- Ugarit (Extinct city) History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13250216

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Varying Form of Title:	Ras Shamra
ISBN:	0802801668 9780802801661
Notes:	Originally published: Cambridge (England) : Lutterworth Press, 1985. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	By chance, fifty years ago a farmer found a cemetery on the coast of Syria. It led to a series of discoveries and in particular to an unknown language which has radically changed our understanding of the Israelites' settlement in Canaan. In Ugarit, Adrian Curtis describes the discovery of a royal palace near the sea, two temples and numerous buildings and artefacts. But the most important discovery was a collection of baked clay tablets and other collections of texts in a variety of languages, including a local, unknown language which may be the first known alphabet. This was deciphered with amazing speed and one repeated phrase confirmed that the site was the ancient city of Ugarit. When the children of Israel arrived in Canaan, they borrowed and adapted ideas from the Canaanite culture. The Ugaritic texts were written at this time and they can prove vital to our understanding of early Hebrew thought and language.

Table of Contents:

The early history of Ugarit
The golden age of Ugarit
Everyday life in Ugarit
Ugaritic myths and legends
The religion of Ugarit
Ugarit and the Bible.