Ugaritic (Noun)
Meaning
An extinct Semitic language of northern Syria.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Ugaritic language was discovered in the 1920s and has since been extensively studied by scholars of ancient Near Eastern languages.
- Ugaritic is an extinct Semitic language that was spoken in the city of Ugarit, which is now modern-day Ras Shamra in northern Syria.
- The Ugaritic alphabet consists of 30 characters and is written from left to right, unlike many other ancient Semitic scripts which were written from right to left.
- Scholars believe that Ugaritic is closely related to other ancient Semitic languages such as Phoenician and Hebrew.
- Ugaritic texts provide valuable insights into the culture and mythology of the ancient Near East, including the mythology of the god Baal.