Kingdom of Ugarit

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Ras_Shamra
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Ugarit
gptkbp:currency silver
gptkbp:destroyedBy Assyrian
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Claude_F._A._Schaeffer
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1928
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
craft production
gptkbp:existedDuring circa 1450 BCE
gptkbp:existedUntil circa 1190 BCE
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Ugarit
gptkbp:knownFor international diplomacy
early alphabetic writing
rich archives
gptkbp:language Ugaritic
gptkbp:literaryPeriod Late Bronze Age
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:modern-day_Syria
gptkb:Levant
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Dagon
gptkb:Baal
gptkb:Anat
gptkb:El
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Minet_el-Beida
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Assyria
gptkb:Mitanni
gptkb:Egyptian_Empire
gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkbp:notableFinds Ugaritic texts
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Epic_of_Baal
Ugaritic mythological texts
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Ugaritic_alphabet
clay tablets
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Niqmaddu_II
gptkb:Ammittamru_I
Ammurapi
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Levant
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Canaanite_religion
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:King
gptkbp:successor none (destroyed)
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Cyprus
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Ras_Shamra-Ugarit
gptkbp:vassalOf gptkb:Egyptian_Empire
gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkbp:writingSystem Ugaritic cuneiform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ugarit_archaeological_site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8