A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture and Literature (Paperback)
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Short Description for A Primer on Ugaritic An introduction to the language of the ancient city of Ugarit, first published in 2007.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 02 July 2007
- Format: Paperback 244 pages
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- Categories: Linguistics | Biblical Studies & Exegesis | Biblical Exegesis & Hermeneutics
- ISBN 13: 9780521704939 ISBN 10: 0521704936
- Sales rank: 649,299
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Full description for A Primer on Ugaritic
A Primer on Ugaritic is a 2007 introduction to the language of the ancient city of Ugarit, a city that flourished in the second millennium BCE on the Lebanese coast, placed in the context of the culture, literature, and religion of this ancient Semitic culture. The Ugaritic language and literature was a precursor to Canaanite and serves as one of our most important resources for understanding the Old Testament and the Hebrew language. Special emphasis is placed on contextualization of the Ugaritic language and comparison to ancient Hebrew as well as Akkadian. The book begins with a general introduction to ancient Ugarit, and the introduction to the various genres of Ugaritic literature is placed in the context of this introduction. The language is introduced by genre, beginning with prose and letters, proceeding to administrative, and finally introducing the classic examples of Ugaritic epic. A summary of the grammar, a glossary, and a bibliography round out the volume.
