Aqhat Epic Is Composed in Ugarit
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics, Mythology, Folklore
- Subcategories: Poetry, Poets, Legends, Myths
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Syria
- Date: 1400-1300
Article abstract: The Aqhat epic recounts the tragic death of Aqhat, Daniel’s only son. This epic, together with the whole corpus of Ugaritic literature, reveals a culture that illumines the biblical world.
Summary of Event
In 1929, the ancient city of Ugarit (Ras Shamra in modern-day Syria) was discovered. The written texts from this ancient port provide insight into the fabric of the biblical world. The Ugaritic tablets from Ras Shamra are written in an alphabetic cuneiform script known to have been in use by the mid-fourteenth century b.c.e. The...
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