Catalogue of Semitic Inscriptions

Rare Semitic Languages 2 min read

• Catalogue of Semitic Inscriptions
• Comparative Semitics

Rare Semitic Languages

Matthew Saunders April 27, 2024

In the future, I will feature information about the rarer (or lesser-known) Semitic languages, such as Neo-Aramaic, Mandaic, Modern South Arabian, and minor Ethiopian Semitic... Read More

A Ugaritic Incantation against Snakebite (KTU 1.178 / RS 92.2014) 6 min read

• ANE Magic
• My Translations
• Ugaritic Texts
• Ugaritic Translations

A Ugaritic Incantation against Snakebite (KTU 1.178 / RS 92.2014)

Matthew Saunders April 18, 2024

Introduction Later today, in my Advanced Ugaritic seminar, I will present and lead a discussion on KTU 1.178 (= RS 92.2014), a Ugaritic incantation against... Read More

Bir-Hadad Stele (=Melqart Stele; ca. 850-775 BCE; AB B.1.1 = KAI 201) 3 min read

• Aramaic Inscriptions
• Catalogue of Semitic Inscriptions

Bir-Hadad Stele (=Melqart Stele; ca. 850-775 BCE; AB B.1.1 = KAI 201)

Matthew Saunders December 4, 2023

Description The Bir-Hadad Stele (also known as the Melqart Stele; AB B.1.1 = KAI 201) is a late 9th or early 8th cent. BCE basalt... Read More