Ugaritic tablets

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
cuneiform tablets
gptkbp:contains administrative records
correspondence
legal documents
literary texts
mythological texts
gptkbp:date 12th century BCE
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1928
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Claude_F._A._Schaeffer
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Ugarit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ugaritic tablets
gptkbp:influenced study of Hebrew Bible
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ras_Shamra,_Syria
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkbp:pieceCount over 1,500
gptkbp:script alphabetic cuneiform
gptkbp:significance source for understanding Canaanite religion
source for understanding ancient Semitic languages
gptkbp:startDate 14th century BCE
gptkbp:storage gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Damascus
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Ugaritic_language
Ugaritic cuneiform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Museum_of_Damascus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6