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

Grammatical Précis 171
Hiphil imperfect forms (e.g., lyIhVqAy , “he shall assemble,” but lEhVqÅy,
“he assembled”; cf. 1Kgs. 8:1).
G Prefix Conjugation: Indicative: Preterite (PC S p)
Singular Dual Plural
3ms yaqtul y/taqtulaœ taqtuluœ 14
3fs taqtul taqtulaœ taqtulna ?
2ms taqtul taqtulaœ taqtuluœ
2fs taqtulˆä taqtulna ?
1cs }aqtul naqtulaœ ? naqtul
Word stress probably differentiated the preterite (PC S p) from the
identically conjugated jussive (PC S j); e.g., the waw consecutive in
Hebrew is accented on the penultimate rather than ultimate syllable.
7.6.10 Prefix Imperfect (PC L ) 15
The Prefix Imperfect, yaqtulu, or“long Prefix Conjugation” (PC L )
may be translated “he shall kill; he is killing; he has been killing”
and seems to correspond with the “imperfect” in Classical Hebrew.
G Prefix Conjugation: Indicative: Imperfect (PC L )
Singular Dual Plural
3ms yaqtulu y/taqtulaœni taqtuluœna
3fs taqtulu taqtulaœni taqtulnaœ ?
2ms taqtulu taqtulaœni taqtuluœnaœ
2fs taqtulˆäna taqtulaœni taqtulnaœ ?
1cs }aqtulu ? naqtulu
7.6.11 Jussive (PC S j)
The Jussive, yaqtul, “may he kill,” is conjugated identically with
the prefix preterite. Thus, as with many aspects of reading ancient
14 For the 3m.pl. prefix of prefixed verb forms, see Edward L. Greenstein, “On a
New Grammar of Ugaritic,” IOS 18 (1998), 408.
15 Ugaritic had no yaqattal comparable to the Akkadian iparras form.