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Ugaritic

Northwest Semitic texts survive from the Late Bronze Age city of Ugarit.

The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.

Baal-cycle tablet fragments, Louvre AO 16641–16642

At a glance

Evidence and writing

Evidence / period
Second millennium BCE
Region
Ugarit, northern Levant
Writing system
Alphabetic cuneiform
Site status
Coming soon

Dates describe surviving written evidence or textual traditions, not necessarily when a spoken language began or ended. Map points indicate a representative centre of evidence, not a language boundary.