AHRC - Ancient Semitic Inscriptions

Cuneiform Semitic Script

AHRC ID#:	26
Date of Writing:	1800 BCE (?)
Location Discovered:	Ras Shamra, Syria
Date of Discovery:	1920's
Current Location:
Language:	Ugarit
Writing Surface:	Clay Tablet
Comments:	The Ugarit cuneiform script is the only known alphabetic cuneiform known to have existed. The language of the Ugarits is practically identical with the ancient Hebrew language as well as other contemporary Semitic languages. For more on the Ugaritic script and language and its close relationship to Hebrew see our section on Ugarit.

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