Ugaritic
Ugaritic is a Northwest Semitic language written in a distinctive alphabetic cuneiform script. It’s especially rewarding if you’re interested in Late Bronze Age Syria, Semitic comparative linguistics, and ancient Near Eastern texts.
Family: AfroasiaticBranch: SemiticPeriod: c. 1400 BCE → 1200 BCE
Region: Levant (Ugarit/Ras Shamra, modern Syria)
c. 1400 BCE → 1200 BCE
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Dictionaries
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Grammars
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- Notes: Not as much detail as one might want.
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- Notes: A work-in-progress, but some lessons are up with other materials.
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- Notes: The alphabet is in lesson 1.
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- Notes: Some basic info, with the characters.
Charts & Aids
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- Format: PDF
- Notes: Looks to be very useful, perhaps the most useful resource listed on this page.
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- Notes: The alphabet is in lesson 1.
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- Notes: See the bottom links on the left side.
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- Notes: In order.
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- Notes: Not in order.
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- Notes: Just in case you’re writing that term paper in Ugaritic, you know.
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- Notes: When one isn’t enough.
Texts
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Other Resources
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Bibliography of Ugaritic Grammar
- Format: PDF
- Notes: Hugely awesome, and includes Hebrew references as well.
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- Notes: An interesting, short article on why the language matters, especially for the study of the Hebrew Bible.
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- Notes: Another short intro.
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