Got this (and the 12 volume Ugaritic Library) in a Legacy Library collection.
I'm not quite sure how to use it. Any suggestions of where to start?
I can only speak personally … and funny you should ask. The other day it was in a popup and I didn't recognize the abbreviation.
But in my system, he's the driver of my Ugarit resources (below). It's a bit of a mess, but usually I'm either comparing the transcriptions, or the translations. I can quickly see what's on the table.
The data bank is a bit long on tooth.
Aside: I assume something similar will show up in Factbook (ancient sources linking).
May I use this thread to link to this Book Suggestion?
Nichtnur, I'm not sure your question, or who directed at?
You could vote for another resource containing Cuneiform Alphabetic Texts from Ugarit, Ras Ibn Hani and Other Places
in Logos / Verbum.
Oh . Will do!
I have everything in the 12 vol Ugaritic Library save the Ugaritic-Hebrew Philology. How useful is this relatively inexpensive book? What will it fill in for me?
No idea. But I'd love to find out. I'd love to find out how to make use of this.
Logos might sell more of these things if they'd make a 10 minute video showing why you might want to have this and how to use it.
There's also this page on Logos https://www.logos.com/ugaritic Nothing really substantial though, and the link on the page no longer works (I think it went to the 12 volume package though).
Ben would have a much better answer. But the volume is layers considerably downwards, in terms of digging amongst ambiguous Hebrew structures. I include a screencopy below for illustration (along with a TOC). You're probably familiar with Dahood … he was a strong proponent for Ugarit hiding behind every Hebrew tree (exagerating). But like Hebrew grammars, it's often useful in popup discussions of a Biblical passage (presuming one is not heavy into Ugarit). That's why it shows up in the above screencopy'd passage that I was looking at.
OT: Logos doesn't have the best book relating Hebrew words to Ugarit usage (Ben suggested it, and it's somewhere in our boxes; we just moved). Sort of the 'missing piece'.
I'd like to meet this volume, I hope Ben pops in and drops a few nuggets. Thanks, Denise.
I have used it very little, because my advisor (a big Ugaritic scholar) told us never to trust Mitchell Dahood on Hebrew or Ugaritic unless we could confirm his observation ourselves. But you can't do serious work in Hebrew or Old Testament without Ugaritic anymore. Period.
Given your comment can you recommend the minimum titles needed to be conversant in this vital language? Thanks in advance, Ben.
Sorry, end of semester, lots going on. But Mark Smith, Untold Stories: The Bible and Ugaritic Studies in the Twentieth Century; Peter Craigie, Ugarit and the Old Testament
@Ben Thanks for the hints. The latter is in Logos / Verbum: https://www.logos.com/product/7607/ugarit-and-the-old-testament?queryId=0f9451099b2df01592fee9cecb623b73
The first one is neither in Logos / Verbum nor can I find it on amzn.com ?
Untold Stories: The Bible and Ugaritic Studies in the Twentieth Century: Smith, Mark S.: 9780801047718: Amazon.com: Books
and several used book sites
Thanks. Seems that Amazon doesn‘t love me…
@Beloved Amodeo in terms of practical use (of Ugarit volumes in Logos), the easiest is to set up a CitedBy panel (driven by OT reference) for the Ras Shamra Parallels. As Ben notes above, Dahood merits caution. But the links often give additional directions to look. Below is from my OT layout window … the book on Marcion makes note of Isa 45:22 as the demiurge's claim, and a Dahood note points to a discussion on 'El' usage. It's easy enough to check the note's points.
Thanks for the Tipish; use of CiteBy makes sense. I will venture out to be a more cautious OT consumer.
I have Craigie. I bought the other book on eBay. Thanks, Ben.
Edit:BTW is Ugaritic-Hebrew Philology critical/useful?
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