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Ugarit meaning

An ancient port city in northern Syria, discovered by accident in 1928 together with the Ugaritic texts.

Using Ugarit

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient port city in northern Syria, discovered by accident in 1928 together with the Ugaritic texts.
  • In the example corpus, ugarit often appears in combinations such as: of ugarit, from ugarit, in ugarit.

Context around Ugarit

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

neolithic 1× known 1×

Often after:

destroyed 1× contact 1× tablet 1× passed 1×

Sentence patterns with Ugarit

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

city of ugarit 1× destruction of ugarit 1× earlier neolithic ugarit was already 1× earliest known ugarit contact with 1× excavation of ugarit 1× findings at ugarit destroyed c 1× got to ugarit 1× hattusa and ugarit 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a hurrian musical 1× a sword bearing 1× an alphabetic cuneiform 1× as noted above 1× canaanite and phoenician 1× he dwells in 1×

Common sentence endings:

15th century bc 1× bc 1926 bc 1× c 1400 bce 1× city of ugarit 1× destruction of ugarit 1× discovered in 1929 1×

Words around Ugarit

Just before it in the word index:

ugandans 59 ugandan 216 uganda 933 ugali 5 ugak 2 ugain 3

Just after it in the word index:

ugaritic 12 ugarte 26 ugartechea 2 ugaz 4 ugb 11 ugba 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Ugarit

  • In this selection, "ugarit" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, neolithic, known, destroyed, contact and tablet stand out and add context to how "ugarit" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include city of ugarit and destruction of ugarit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ugarit" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ugarit

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Ugarit tablet were discovered in 1929. (7 words)

This script was not used after the destruction of Ugarit. (10 words)

A Hurrian Musical Score from Ugarit: The Discovery of Mesopotamian Music. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Late Bronze Age Cyprus was a part of the Hittite empire but was a client state and as such was not invaded but rather merely part of the empire by association and governed by the ruling kings of Ugarit. (39 words)

Canaanite and Phoenician views of Heaven : main Almost nothing is known of Bronze Age (pre-1200 BC) Canaanite views of Heaven, and the archeological findings at Ugarit (destroyed c. 1200 BC) have not provided information. (35 words)

The earliest known Ugarit contact with Egypt (and the first exact dating of Ugaritic civilization) comes from a carnelian bead identified with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senusret I, 1971 BC–1926 BC. (32 words)

Example sentences (15)

The work was written on clay tablets around 3500 years ago, and was discovered by archaeologists in the 1950’s in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit.

A Hurrian Musical Score from Ugarit: The Discovery of Mesopotamian Music.

An alphabetic cuneiform script with 30 signs including three that indicate the following vowel was invented in Ugarit before the 15th century BC.

As noted above, important discoveries of Hurrian culture and history were also made at Alalakh, Amarna, Hattusa and Ugarit.

A sword bearing the name of pharaoh Merneptah as well as a battle axe with an iron blade and gold-decorated bronze shaft were both found in the excavation of Ugarit.

Canaanite and Phoenician views of Heaven : main Almost nothing is known of Bronze Age (pre-1200 BC) Canaanite views of Heaven, and the archeological findings at Ugarit (destroyed c. 1200 BC) have not provided information.

He dwells in a tent according to some interpretations of the text which may explain why he had no temple in Ugarit.

However, it is unclear at what time these monuments got to Ugarit.

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Late Bronze Age Cyprus was a part of the Hittite empire but was a client state and as such was not invaded but rather merely part of the empire by association and governed by the ruling kings of Ugarit.

Levant Though the Ugaritic site is thought to have been inhabited earlier, Neolithic Ugarit was already important enough to be fortified with a wall early on.

Music main Among the Hurrian texts from Ugarit are the oldest known instances of written music, dating from c. 1400 BCE.

The earliest known Ugarit contact with Egypt (and the first exact dating of Ugaritic civilization) comes from a carnelian bead identified with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senusret I, 1971 BC–1926 BC.

The Ugarit tablet were discovered in 1929.

This script was not used after the destruction of Ugarit.

Ugarit passed into the sphere of influence of Egypt, which deeply influenced its art.

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Common combinations with ugarit

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ugarit" in a sentence?
An example: "The work was written on clay tablets around 3500 years ago, and was discovered by archaeologists in the 1950’s in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ugarit" from authentic English texts.
What does "ugarit" mean?
Ugarit means: An ancient port city in northern Syria, discovered by accident in 1928 together with the Ugaritic texts.
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