Marriage & Family Life in Ugaritic Literature /by A. Van Selms, D.D., Professor of Semitic Languages, University of Pretoria (South Africa).This monograph is based on the edition of the Ugaritic texts given by Cyrus H. Gordon in his invaluable Ugaritic Handbook, 1947. |
Common terms and phrases
absolute infinitive Accadian adrt aḥt Aliyn Ba'al Anat Anat's ancient Aqht Arabic Aramaic assume Assyrian Babylonian Baʻal Biblical blessing bride bridegroom brother called ceremony child clear Codex Hammurabi compensation gift connection daughter death denotes described divine Dnil epic etymology expression father feminine form of marriage Gaster Ginsberg translates girl glmt goddess gods Gordon Gordon's translation handmaids Hebrew heir Hittite Hittite Laws human Hurrian husband II Aqht indication instances king Krt's Ktrt Lady Asherah Lady Ḥry Langhe Largement lunar deities marriage married matchmaker meaning mentioned mōhar moon mother Nikkal occurs offers offspring parallel passage perhaps present author probably proper name quoted Ras Shamra regard relations rendered root seems Semitic Semitic languages servant sexual intercourse sister sons Syria tablet Thespis thou Ttmnt Ugaritians Ugaritic literature Ugaritic texts verb Virolleaud weeping wife wives woman women word Yrḥ