Ugarit at Seventy-Five: [proceedings of the Symposium "Ugarit at Seventy-Five" held at Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois, February 18-20, 2005 under the auspices of the Middle Western Branch of the American Oriental Society and the M

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. Seventy-five Years Have Passed Since The Beginnings Of The Study Of Ugarit And The Ugaritic Language, And The Impact Of This Discovery Is Still Being Felt. The First Five Essays In This Volume Deal With The Ugaritic Texts, While The Last Three Deal With Archaeological Or Historical Issues.--jacket. Recent Study Of Israelite Religion In Light Of The Ugraitic Texts / Mark S. Smith -- Preliminary Presentation Of A New Ugaritic Song To ʼattartu (rih 98/02) / D. Pardee -- The Religious Role Of The King In Ugarit / Nicolas Wyatt -- Just How Many Monsters Did Anat Fight (ktu 11.3 Iii 38-47)? / Wayne T. Pitard -- Ugarit And The Bible : New Data From The House Of Urtenu / Pierre Bordreuil -- Ugarit : The Kingdom And The City : Urban Features / Yves Calvet -- Arrowheads From Iron Age I : Personal Names And Authenticity / Richard S. Hess -- The Late Bronze Age/iron Age Transitionand The Origins Of The Arameans / K. Lawson Younger, Jr. Edited By K. Lawson Younger, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Front Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Preface 8 Abbreviations 10 Recent Study of Israelite Religion in Light of the Ugaritic Texts 14 Preliminary Presentation of a New Ugaritic Song to 'Attartu (RIH 98/02) 40 The Religious Role of the King in Ugarit 54 Just How Many Monsters Did Anat Fight (KTU 1.3 III 38–47)? 88 Ugarit and the Bible: New Data from the House of Urtenu 102 Ugarit: The Kingdom and the City—Urban Features 114 Arrowheads from Iron Age I: Personal Names and Authenticity 126 The Late Bronze Age / Iron Age Transition and the Origins of the Arameans 144 Indexes 188