Ugaritic

Ugaritic Definition

Uga·ritic (o̵̅o̅′gə rit′ik, yo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

an extinct Northern Semitic language closely related to Hebrew: it is known from cuneiform inscriptions of c. 1500 found in the ruins of Ugarit

adjective

of this language or the city of Ugarit or its people or culture

Ugaritic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

myth: The assembly of El is a motif which appears often in Ugaritic myth.
text: And the Ugaritic texts also contain more than one promise at once: for example blessing and numerous descendants.
tablet: Already, allusions in the Song of Deborah and Psalms 29 have been found in the Ugaritic tablets.
script: The origin of the Ugaritic script remains a mystery.
word: A list of Ugaritic words which also appear in the bible follows, proving what?
study: But my Ugaritic studies destroyed this kind of logic with relevant facts.

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