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