{"product_id":"handbook-of-ugaritic-studies-paperback-1","title":"Handbook of Ugaritic Studies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilfred Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicolas Wyatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past seven decades, the scores of publications on Ugarit in Northern Syria (15th to 11th centuries BCE) are so scattered that a good overall view of the subject is virtually impossible. Wilfred Watson and Nicolas Wyatt, the editors of the present Handbook in the series Handbook of Oriental Studies, have brought together and made accessible this accumulated knowledge on the archives from Ugarit, called 'the foremost literary discovery of the twentieth century' by Cyrus Gordon.\u003cbr\u003eIn 16 chapters a careful selection of specialists in the field deal with all important aspects of Ugarit, such as the discovery and decipherment of a previously unknown script (alphabetic cuneiform) used to write both the local language (Ugaritic) and Hurrian and its grammar, vocabulary and style; documents in other languages (including Akkadian and Hittite), as well as the literature and letters, culture, economy, social life, religion, history and iconography of the ancient kingdom of Ugarit. A chapter on computer analysis of these documents concludes the work. This first such wide-ranging survey, which includes recent scholarship, an extensive up-to-date bibliography, illustrations and maps, will be of particular use to those studying the history, religion, cultures and languages of the ancient Near East, and also of the Bible and to all those interested in the background to Greek and Phoenician cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilfred Watson\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D. (1973), Aberdeen University, is Visiting Research Fellow in Newcastle University. He has written extensively on Ugaritic language and poetry and co-edited the \u003ci\u003eNewsletter for Ugaritic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUgarit, Religion and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eUgarit-Verlag\u003c\/i\u003e, 1996).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicolas Wyatt\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Religious Studies in the University of Edinburgh. His main research interests are in the history of religions and mythology. He is author of \u003ci\u003eMyths of Power\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eUgarit Verlag\u003c\/i\u003e, 1996) and \u003ci\u003eReligious Texts from Ugarit\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSheffield Academic Press\u003c\/i\u003e, 1998).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 916\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52736969408819,"sku":"9789004309678","price":161.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/JmX1aykfM99789004309678.webp?v=1764021528","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/handbook-of-ugaritic-studies-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}