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Ras Shamra

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Ras Shamra The modern name for the ancient Ugarit on the coast of Syria and the scene of excavations since 1928. Five phases have been identified, of which material from the Late Bronze Age (1500–1200 BCE) with cuneiform texts is especially interesting. Those with an alphabetic script are in Ugarit, a language akin to Hebrew, and include literary myths and legends not unlike some of the stories in the OT.

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Ras Shamra

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Ras Shamra. Site of the ancient city of Ugarit. Archaeological discoveries at Ras Shamra have added greatly to our knowledge of ancient Canaanite customs and beliefs, especially through the Ugaritic texts.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Ras Shamra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-RasShamra.html

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Ras Shamra

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Ras Shamra see Ugarit .

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	The City of Ugarit at Tell Ras Shamra. Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/2007
	The Alphabetic Texts from Ugarit, Ras Ibn Hani and Other Places, 2d ed. Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/1997
	Handbook of Ugaritic Studies.(Review) Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2000