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Stories from Ancient Canaan

by Mark S. Smith, Michael D. Coogan · 1978

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Contained on fifteen of the cuneiform tables uncovered at the ancient Canaanite city of Ugarit are the four major oral Ugartic myths of Aqhat, The Healers, Kirtaand Baal. Stories from Ancient Canaanis the first to offer a one-volume translation of all four. This accessible book teaches the principal Canaanite religious literature, and will be useful to students of the history of religion, of the Bible, and of comparative literature.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Genre
mythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
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BibleBibleMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ancient historyancient historyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 124 pages

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