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

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Ugaritic <strong>Primer</strong>
7.6.5 Verb Conjugations
The verbal conjugations can be divided into the “Suffix
Conjugation” (SC) and the “Prefix Conjugation” (PC). Based on
context, the functions have been further subdivided. Special
attention should be paid to the long and short forms of the Prefix
Conjugation (PC L and PC S ).
Form
Verb Conjugation Overview
Function Abbreviation
qatala, qatila perfective, preterite SCp
qatula, qatila stative SCs
Short form: yaqtul a) perfective aspect,
preterite
PC S p
Short form: yaqtul b) jussive mood PC S j
Extended short form: jussive/cohortative mood PC S e
yaqtula
Long form: yaqtulu imperfective aspect,
present
PC L
7.6.6 Aspect/Tense
The varied aspects, or tenses, of the verb are indicated mainly by
the SCp and the PC forms of the verb. The point of view of the
writer can be indicated as follows. 10
Aspect/Tense Overview
Perfective Imperfective
Anteriority yaqtul (PC S p) qatala
(SCp)
yaqtulu (PC L )
Contemporaneous qatala
(SCp)
yaqtulu (PC L )
Posteriority yaqtul (PC S j)
yaqtula (PC S qatala yaqtulu (PC
e) (SCp)
L )
10 Tropper, “Ugaritic Grammar,” in HUS, 109.