Ugarit

Ugarit is blessed with a very long history, which started around 6000 BCE, during the Neolithic period. However, the oldest written history of the city was found in nearby Ebla written around 1800 BCE, which noted a population for Ugarit of approximately 7635. During this time Ugarit was under an Egyptian hegemony and remained under their control through 1400 BCE. The height of the Ugarit political, economic and religious centers was in the 12th century. Ugarit is best known for being the religious center of Canaan during

“Ugarit and the Bible,” Quartz Hill School of Theology, http://www.theology.edu/ugarbib.htm, November 20, 2002.

The tablets that were found in Ugarit mark the “origin of the Bible,” because of the ability to know piece together everything from the Canaanite past with that of today. The Ugarit tablets are the sole evidence of Syro-Palestinian literature before the Bible. The most significant trait about the tablets was the ability to now translate key phrases from difficult Hebrew passages that would eventually help a more thorough understanding of the Old Testament. The script found inscribed on the tablets was that of an alphabetic cuneiform, consisting of about 30 letters. This language was used to keep legal records, letters, outlines of rituals and mythological significance. The tablets of Ugarit were helpful in having a better understanding of the changes in language within the Bible. Some examples of where the Ugarit findings are used in the Bible are Proverbs 26:23 when the text is written as “Mygys Psk”

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