The city of Ugarit at Tell Ras Shamra

by: Yon, M.

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The city of Ugarit at Tell Ras Shamra

Author:Marguerite Yon

Summary:"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 Rene 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

viii, 179 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Contents
Preface 1
Brief Update (2005) for the Publication of the English Edition 5
Foreword: The Discovery 7
Introduction: History of Excavations 8
Chapter 1: Geography and History
The Site and Setting 9
Prehistory and Protohistory: 8th/2nd Millennia b.c.e. 15
The Kingdom and Its Written Documents 14th/12th Centuries b.c.e. 18
The End of a Civilization ca. 1190/1185 b.c.e. 21
City Planning 27
Chapter 2: Description of the Tell
Tour of the Tell 27
The Royal Fortress and the City Ramparts 31
The Royal Zone 35
The Royal Palace 36
Palace Archives 43
Palace Annexes, North of the Royal Plaza 46
The Entrance on Palace Street 46
The Guardpost (the so-called "Arsenal") 46
The Pillared Building 46
The Palatial or Royal Temple (the So-Called "Hurrian Temple") 49
The Main Sewer 49
The House of Yabninu (The So-Called "South Palace" or "Small Palace") 51
The Northwest Area beyond the Royal Zone 55
Building (Sanctuary?) with a Rock-Hewn Throne 55
The Northwest Plaza 55
The Queen Mother's Residence 55
The House Adjoining the Queen Mother's Residence 58
The Main Sewer 58
Residence "1975/1976" 58
House with Sink (Local Tavern?) 59
The North Palace 60
The "Oven House" and Plaza 63
The Residential Quarter 64
Block 1 (west of the easternmost section of Palace Street; Fig. 36) 66
Block 2 (between the easternmost section of Palace Street and Merneptah Street) 71
Block 3 (east of Merneptah Street) 73
"City Center" 78
Access to the City from the South 84
Main Street District 85
South Central District 86
The Southern Bridge/Dam 89
South City Trench 91
South Acropolis Trench 98
Tombs 99
The House of Patilu-wa 99
Various Houses and Cultic Places 99
An Artisan Quarter (?) 101
Tomb 4253 101
Persian Period Settlement 103
Sondage SH: A Major Stratigraphic Sounding 104
The Acropolis and the Great Temples 106
The Temple of Baal 106
The Middle Bronze Age Necropolis 110
The House of the High Priest (or the Library of the High Priest) 111
The Temple of Dagan 113
Quarter to the South of the Acropolis Temples 114
The Lower City 116
The Lower City West 118
Lower City East 121
The East Terrace 122
Chapter 3: Artifacts Illustrating Official and Everyday Life
Tablets Written in Ugaritic (Alphabetic Cuneiform) 125
Tablets Written in Other Languages 127
Seals and Scarabs 129
Stone Statues 131
Metal Statues 133
Stone Stelae 135
Ivories of the Royal Palace 136
Objects of Ivory 139
Syrian Pottery 141
Commercial jars 143
Imported Pottery from the West 145
Syrian Vessels Related to the Cult 147
Funnels Related to the Cult (Rhytons) 151
Cultic Objects 153
Cultic Objects (Clay Models and Figurines) 155
Faience 157
Stone Vases and Instruments 159
Stone Tools 161
Gold vessels 164
Gold Jewelry 167
Prestige Weapon in Iron, Copper, and Gold 167
Weapons of Bronze 169
Tools and Instruments of Bronze 171
Object from the Persian Period 172

The city of Ugarit at Tell Ras Shamra

by: Yon, M.

• ISBN-13: 9781575060293 / 978-1-57506-029-3
• ISBN-03: 1575060299 / 1-57506-029-9
• Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, 2006

Price: 39,00 EURO

1 copy in stock