Ugarit: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Claude F.A. Schaeffer, The Cuneiform Texts of Ras Shamra-Ugarit (1939, reprinted 1980), discusses the inscriptions that gave a start to the study of the ancient city. Adrian Curtis, Ugarit (Ras Shamra) (1985), is a history of politics, culture, and everyday life. Michael Heltzer, The Internal Organization of the Kingdom of Ugarit (1982), and The Rural Community in Ancient Ugarit (1976), are detailed surveys. A glimpse of social life and customs is found in A. van Selms, Marriage & Family Life in Ugaritic Literature (1954). The place of Ugarit culture in Biblical studies is explored in Peter C. Craigie, Ugarit and the Old Testament (1983). Translations of Ugarit legends are given in Godfrey R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 2nd ed., edited by J.C.L. Gibson (1978).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Map added. | Sep 13, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 01, 2022 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Ugarit. | May 27, 2018 | ||
| Rearranged article structure and added information on periods of Egyptian and Hittite rule. |
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Nov 02, 2015 | |
| Article revised. | Nov 22, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |