Ugaritic King List (1.104)(739 words)
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Younger, K. Lawson, Jr., “Ugaritic King List (1.104)”, in: Context of Scripture Online, Editor in Chief: W. Hallo. Consulted online on 17 February 2019 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-436X_cos_aCOSB_1_104>▲ Back to top ▲
Commentary
This poorly preserved, enigmatic tablet (RS 24.257 = Ugaritica 5 .5 = KTU 1.113) contains a retrograde1 list of the kings of Ugarit in two columns on its verso. The very broken recto seems to preserve some sort of ritual, consistently alternating between two musical instruments (tp “a tambourine/drum” and ṯlb “a flute) and the word lnʿm “for the Pleasant One.”
What the exact relationsh…