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Ugarit: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Ras Shamra • Raʾs Shamrah

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Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria: Asherah
Ugarit, Syria
Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria: Hadad
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Claude-Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer
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