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Ugarit
The site of Ugarit lies some six miles north of the Syrian port of Latakia on the Mediterranean coast. Its ruins, in the form of a mound or tell, lie half a mile from the shore. Although the name of the city was known from Egyptian and Hittite sources, its location and history were a mystery until the accidental discovery in 1928 of an ancient tomb at the small Arab village of Ras Shamra. A French archaeological mission under the direction of Claude F.-A. Schaeffer (1898–1982) began excavations in 1929. This was followed by a series of digs through 1939. Limited work was undertaken in 1948, but full-scale work did not resume until 1950. The city's location ensured its importance through trade. To the west lay a good harbor (the bay of Minet el Beidha), while to the east a pass led to the heart of Syria and northern Mesopotamia through the mountain range that lies parallel with the coast. The city also sat astride an important north-south coastal trade route linking Anatolia and Egypt.
Ugarit | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the form of a mound or tell, lie half a mile from the shore. although the name of the city was known from egyptian and hittite sources, its location and history were a mystery until the accidental discovery in 1928 of an ancient tomb at the small arab village of ras shamra. a french archaeological mission under the direction of claude f.-a. schaeffer (1898–1982) began excavations in 1929. this was followed by a series of digs through 1939.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ugar/hd_ugar.htm [1140 words]
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First word is leading! Also try ugarit ancientAssociated subjects: cyprus (+), hittites (+), minoan (+), cuneiform documents (+), mycenaean pottery (+), bronze (+), ancient near eastern art (+), roman empire (+), tombs (+), b.c. (+), third millennium (+), southern mesopotamia (+), stories (+), traces kingship (+), ebla (+), old (+), creation story (+), classic egyptian (+), 234 deities (+), deified king (+), epic cycle of six tablets (+), pharaohs (+), minoan crete (+), first cities (+), creation myths (+), cuneiform literature (+), new kingdoms (+), early dynastic period (+), warriors (+), city of uruk (+)
Smiting god, wearing an Egyptian atef crown ¦ Highlights ¦ Ancient Near Eastern Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art the crown is the distinctive egyptian atef crown of osiris, god of the dead, with uraeus at the forehead, worn by the pharaoh at his jubilee festival or in mortuary contexts. here the figure represented is not the egyptian king but rather an ancient near eastern depiction of a local deity of the levant area. in the late bronze age, a time of intense international economic, political, and cultural connections, artistic elements of a variety of cultures were incorporated into local styles.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/smiting_god_wearing_an_egyptian_atef_crown/objectview.aspx [304 words]
Flood Stories | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art the most famous being the version found in the book of genesis. another short but very fragmentary version describing only atra-hasis, the flood itself, and the conclusion that the hero gains immortality was found at ancient ugarit and dates to the fourteenth century b.c. ... a much later version of the flood story was written in greek by berossos, a babylonian priest of the god bel. this tale, part of a larger work on babylonian history,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/flod/hd_flod.htm [1547 words]
The Gods and Goddesses of Canaan | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art the gods and goddesses of canaan... in 1928, a farmer digging in his field in northwest syria accidentally discovered an ancient tomb. the tomb was part of a cemetery located in the area of the ancient city of ugarit, a center of wealth and commerce from about 1450 to 1180 b.c. french excavators working at the site discovered the remains of two temples,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cana/hd_cana.htm [1250 words]
Mycenaean Civilization | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art attests to a powerful elite society that flourished in the subsequent four centuries.... related... timelines (2)... anatolia and the caucasus, 2000–1000 b.c. southern europe, 2000–1000 b.c. ... primary thematic essays (3)... list of rulers of the ancient greek world minoan crete warfare in ancient greece ... other thematic essays (12)... africans in ancient greek art architecture in ancient greece athenian vase painting: red– and black–figure techniques the cesnola collection at the metropolian museum geometric and archaic cyprus greek gods and religious practices greek terracotta figurines with articulated limbs prehistoric cypriot art and culture the techniques of bronze statuary in ancient greece techniques of decoration on arms and armor theseus,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/myce/hd_myce.htm [760 words]
Gilgamesh | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art gilgamesh... the myth known today as the epic of gilgamesh was considered in ancient times to be one of the great masterpieces of cuneiform literature. copies of parts of the story have been found in israel, syria, and turkey and references to the hero are attested in greek and roman literature.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gilg/hd_gilg.htm [1614 words]
Mesopotamian Deities | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art 27 b.c. –393 a.d. ) ugarit ur: the royal graves ... maps (3)... world, 8000–2000 b.c. world, 2000–1000 b.c. world, 1000 b.c. –1 a.d. ... index terms (6)... art movement/style... akkadian period in the ancient near east neo–babylonian period in the ancient near east old babylonian period in the ancient near east uruk in the ancient near east subject matter/theme... archaeology from asia cuneiform .
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/deit/hd_deit.htm [1700 words]