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In the spring of 1928, a Syrian farmer was plowing on the Mediterranean coast near a bay called Minet el-Beida. His plow ran into a stone just beneath the surface. When he examined the obstruction, he found a large man-made flagstone that led into a tomb, in which he found some valuable objects that he sold to a dealer. Little did he know what he had discovered. In April of 1929, C. F. A. Schaeffer began excavation of the tombs, but a month later he moved to the nearby tell of Ras Shamra. On the afternoon of May 14, the first inscribed clay tablet came to light-thus the beginnings of the study of Ugarit and the Ugaritic language. Seventy-five years have passed, and the impact of this extraordinary discovery is still being felt. Its impact on biblical studies perhaps has no equal. In February 2005, some of the preeminent Ugaritologists of the present generation gathered at the Midwest Regional meetings of the American Oriental Society to commemorate these 75 years by reading the papers that are now published in this volume. The first five essays deal with the Ugaritic texts, while the last three deal with archaeological or historical issues.

Ugaritic literature --- History and criticism --- Ugarit (Extinct city) --- Ougarit (Extinct city) --- Raʼs Shamrah (Syria) --- Ras Shamra (Syria) --- Ugarit (Ancient city) --- Syria --- Antiquities --- Literatura ugarítica. --- Literatura ugarítica --- Història i crítica. --- Ugarit (Ciutat antiga) --- Congressos. --- Ugaritic literature - History and criticism - Congresses --- Ugarit (Extinct city) - Congresses --- History and criticism. --- Literatura semítica --- Poesia ugarítica --- Filologia ugarítica --- Ugarit (Síria : Ciutat antiga)

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In 1929, a farmer accidentally discovered a tomb near the Mediterranean coast of Syria, about 12 km north of the modern seaport of Latakia. Initial excavations at the tell of Ras Shamra by René Dussaud and Claude Schaeffer brought to light impressive architectural remains, numerous artifacts, and tablets written in cuneiform (both alphabetic and syllabic), and the excavators soon were able to identify the site as the ancient city of Ugarit. Much of the material remains came to be dated to the end of the Late Bronze Age, from the 14th century through the 12th century B.C.E., and the religious, economic, and mythological texts from that era have had a major effect on our understanding of the history of the late 2nd millennium. However, by that time the site had already seen more than 6,000 years of occupation, and the data from Ras Shamra-Ugarit thus have become important as a reference point for the early history of the Near East along the Levantine coast and the eastern Mediterranean.In this volume, Marguerite Yon, the principal investigator since the early 1970s on behalf of the French archaeological team, brings us up to date on the 70-year-long excavation of the site. During the past 25 years, much of our understanding of the site itself has changed, due to new excavations, reexcavation, and reinterpretation of prior excavations. This volume is the authoritative latest word on the data from the site and their meaning for our understanding of the importance of ancient Ugarit.Heavily illustrated, including many black-and-white and color photographs.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Ugarit (Extinct city) --- Ougarit (Extinct city) --- Raʼs Shamrah (Syria) --- Ras Shamra (Syria) --- Ugarit (Ancient city) --- Syria --- Antiquities --- 902 <394.4 UGARIT> --- 902 <394.4 UGARIT> Archeologie--Fenicië--UGARIT --- Archeologie--Fenicië--UGARIT --- Excavaciones arqueológicas --- Ugarit (Siria)

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Text of the work known as The birth of the beautiful gods, in parallel columns: Ugaritic (romanized) and English (p. 18-25), with commentary and discussion in English.

Gods, Ugaritic. --- Mythology, Ugaritic. --- Autumn festivals --- Death --- Eschatology --- Intermediate state --- Festivals --- Ugaritic mythology --- Ugaritic gods --- Religious aspects. --- Ugarit (Extinct city) --- Religion. --- Gods, Ugaritic --- Mythology, Ugaritic --- Ugaritic language --- 299.23 --- 299.23 Oud-syrische godsdiensten. Ugaritische godsdienst --- Oud-syrische godsdiensten. Ugaritische godsdienst --- Religious aspects --- Birth of the beautiful gods. --- Naissance des dieux gracieux et beaux --- Shahar and Shalim

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"In The Amorite Dynasty of Ugarit Mary Buck takes a new approach to the field of Amorite studies by considering whether the site of Ugarit shares close parallels with other sites and cultures known from the Bronze Age Levant. When viewed in conjunction, the archaeological and linguistic material uncovered in this study serves to enhance our understanding of the historical complexity and diversity of the Middle Bronze Age period of international relations at the site of Ugarit. With a deft hand, Dr. Buck pursues a nuanced view of populations in the Bronze Age Levant, with the objective of understanding the ancient polity of Ugarit as a kin-based culture that shares close ties with the Amorite populations of the Levant. .

Amorites. --- Bronze age --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Semitic languages, Northwest. --- Ugaritic language. --- Northern Central Semitic languages --- Northwest Semitic languages --- Northwestern Semitic languages --- Semitic languages, West --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Semitic languages, Northwest --- Ugarit (Extinct city) --- Ougarit (Extinct city) --- Raʼs Shamrah (Syria) --- Ras Shamra (Syria) --- Ugarit (Ancient city) --- Syria --- Antiquities. --- Antiquities

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Ugaritic ritual texts are varied and, by nature, problematic. But another source for ritual understanding is found in the narrative writings of Ugarit—namely, its myths and legends. Ritual texts in myths were not simply textual inserts but an integral part of the narrative. This present study is devoted to the examination of the way that ritual functions within the context of these stories.

Fasts and feasts --- Church festivals --- Ecclesiastical fasts and feasts --- Fast days --- Feast days --- Feasts --- Heortology --- Holy days --- Religious festivals --- Christian antiquities --- Days --- Fasting --- Liturgics --- Rites and ceremonies --- Theology, Practical --- Church calendar --- Festivals --- Holidays --- Sacred meals --- Religious aspects --- Aqhat epic. --- Aḳhat --- Sipur Aḳhat --- Legend of Aqhatu --- Aqhat --- Aqht --- Ob Akkhite --- On Aqhita --- Ugarit (Extinct city) --- Religion. --- Aqhat. --- Ugaritic language --- Legenden (teksten) --- Oegaritisch. --- Religion --- Fasts and feasts. --- 18.70 Semitic languages and/or literature. --- Religion, Primitive --- Atheism --- Irreligion --- Religions --- Theology --- Sources. --- Aqhat-Epos --- Aqhat-Mythos --- Epos --- Ugaritisch --- Syria --- Ougarit (Extinct city) --- Raʼs Shamrah (Syria) --- Ras Shamra (Syria) --- Ugarit (Ancient city) --- United Arab Republic --- Sirii︠a︡ --- Iqlīm al-Sūrī (United Arab Republic) --- Iqlīm al-Shamālī (United Arab Republic) --- Syrian Region (United Arab Republic) --- سوريا --- Sūriyā --- Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah al-Sūrīyah --- Syrian Arab Republic --- République arabe syrienne --- Sowria --- Syrie --- R.A.S. --- RAS --- Ittiḥād al-Duwal al-Sūrīyah --- Fédération des États de Syrie --- Syrische Arabische Republik --- SAR --- Suryah --- Arabska Republika Syryjska --- Syrien --- Jumhuriya al-Arabya as-Suriya --- Repubblica Araba Siriana --- جمهورية العربية السورية --- Jumhūriyyah al-ʻArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah --- Сірыя --- Siryi︠a︡ --- Сірыйская Арабская Рэспубліка --- Siryĭskai︠a︡ Arabskai︠a︡ Rėspublika --- Сирийската арабска република --- Siriĭskata arabska republika --- Συρία --- Αραβική Δημοκρατία της Συρίας --- Aravikē Dēmokratia tēs Syrias --- 시리아 --- Siria --- סוריה --- רפובליקה הערבית הסורית --- Republiḳah ha-ʻArvit ha-Surit --- シリア --- Shiria --- Сирия --- Сирийская Арабская Республика --- Siriĭskai︠a︡ Arabskai︠a︡ Respublika --- Сирія --- Syrii︠a︡ --- Сирійська Арабська республіка --- Syriĭsʹka Arabsʹka respublika --- 敘利亞 --- Xuliya --- Liturgy --- Antiquities --- Pseudoreligion --- Middle East --- Ugarit