A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature - enenuru

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Ugaritic <strong>Primer</strong>
like Akkadian. This indicates another reason why both Akkadian
and Hebrew are important for interpreting Ugaritic. In this light,
note that Tropper lists Ugaritic as a Northern Canaanite dialect. 19
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nh˙t}u. }Iwridarri fears that he will suffer defeat should nothing
come to him from Pilsiya. Picking up on the report from the two
men mentioned, the writer uses another form of the verb h˙t} as part
of his appeal to the recipient so that the same fate does not befall
him. Targéadassi and Kalbiya were ruined, or at least put in some
disadvantage. }Iwridarri fears being destroyed, thus the
anticipatory, if not hyperbolic, “we are destroyed.” Although this
word looks like a G prefix conjugation 1cp (see §7.3.4.10), the
context suggests that the N-stem is more appropriate, /nih˙h˙ati}u/ <
/*ninh˙ati}u/, “we will be/are defeated” (see §7.3.4.1).
l}ak. Onthe basis of the presence of the aleph in the plene, or
full, writing, and noted also in the prefixed forms such as }il}ak, the
G 2ms impv should be vocalized as la}ak, “send!” 20 Again notice
the principle that imperatives are generally vocalized with
homophonous vowels. 21 }Iwridarri appeals: Send troops! Send
archers! Send money! Send help!
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{my. Prepositional phrase indicating the direction of the desired
help. “To me!”
2.10:11b–13 w.yd }ilm.p.kmtm {z.m}id
/wa-yadu }ilˆäma pu ki-moœtim {azzi ma}di/
For the hand of the gods here, is like Death, (which is) exceedingly
fierce.
19 Tropper, Ugaritische Grammatik, §13.
20 KTU 1.4 VII 45; 2.21 11; 2.30 20; 2.42 21; 2.75 9.
21 Sivan, Grammar, 130.