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

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Ugaritic <strong>Primer</strong>
stress in the jussive fell back to the first syllable as in Hebrew. The
Jussive is shown in Figure 3.14.
G Singular Dual Plural
3ms yaqtul y/taqtulaœ taqtuluœ
3fs taqtul taqtulaœ taqtulna ?
2ms taqtul taqtulaœ taqtuluœ
2fs taqtulˆä taqtulna ?
1cs }aqtul naqtulaœ ? naqtul
Figure 3.14 Prefix Conjugation: Injunctive: Jussive
Line 8
tgérk. This verb is G juss 3mpl. The double /gégé/ indicates that
this verb is from the root ngér. The initial /n-/ of the root would be
assimilated to the following consonant since no vowel intervened:
/*tangéuruœki/ > /tagégéuruœki/. The pronominal suffix, 2fs, completes
the word.
Line 9
tsûlmk. The second verb of the blessing is a D juss 3mp from
sûlm. Asnoted in the discussion of KTU 2.10, Ugaritic has a full
complement of derived, or augmented, formations of verbs. In
Ugaritic, there is no orthographic indicator of repeated letters in
the D-stem, so the modern reader must decide on the basis of
context and possible ancient parallels an appropriate interpretation.
In this instance the form ysûlm would be interpreted as a D juss 3ms
yusûallimuœ. The prefix vowel of the D-stem may have been either u,
as in Akkadian, or a, as in the Amarna Letters (see §7.6.2).
Body of the Letter (Lines 10–18)
After pledging allegiance and praying for well-being, the writer
comes to the reason for the letter. This part of the missive may
have three types of messages. KTU 2.11 contains the first and last
message types (§4.1.3). The beginning of the point of the letter is a