Handbook of Ugaritic Studies - Paperback

by Wilfred G. E. Watson (Editor), Nicolas Wyatt (Editor)

The discovery of the archives of Ras Shamra (Ugarit) revolutionized our knowledge of the background to Greek, Phoenician and Israelite culture. This compendium treats their discovery, decipherment of script, interpretation of literary, diplomatic and legal texts, as well as analysis of languages, history, religion and iconography.