Legend of Keret

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Legend_of_Keret
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Ugaritic_epic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Epic_of_Kirta
gptkbp:date circa 14th century BCE
gptkbp:deityFeatured gptkb:Baal
gptkb:Asherah
gptkb:El
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Ras_Shamra
gptkbp:firstPublished 1930s
gptkbp:fragmentary true
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:influenced later Near Eastern literature
gptkbp:influencedBy Mesopotamian literature
gptkbp:language Ugaritic
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:King_Keret
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ancient_Ugarit
gptkbp:plotSummary King Keret loses his family and kingdom, prays to El, is granted a quest, and faces trials to restore his dynasty.
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:National_Museum_of_Damascus
gptkbp:script Ugaritic cuneiform
gptkbp:significance important source for Canaanite religion
gptkbp:studiedBy scholars of ancient Near East
gptkbp:theme gptkb:succession_crisis
divine intervention
loss and restoration
gptkbp:writtenBy clay tablets
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Epic_of_Aqhat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legend of Keret