Motifs of Drought in Ugaritic Narratives

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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/737385" target="_blank" >10.1086/737385</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Motifs of Drought in Ugaritic Narratives
Original language description
This paper discusses the motifs of drought as they appear in Ugaritic narratives, namely the Ba'lu Cycle, Epic of 'Aqhatu, and Epic of Kirtu. It argues that the recurring character of these motifs can indicate that the author(s) of these compositions could have reacted to the environmental changes emerging at the end of the Late Bronze Age. Apart from discussing the relevant passages of these texts, the paper sets them within the broader cultural, political, and environmental milieu of the Late Bronze Age world. It is argued that while the author(s) might have also been inspired by existing literary lore (such as Atraas or Hittite myths of disappearing deities), the climate change, droughts, and consequent food shortages underscore the social relevance of recounting such stories. The Ugaritic narratives are discussed in the perspective of the theory of social myths, directing our attention to the social relevance of myths and the intentions of social actors. In this case, the social significance might have been in the pondering of a variety of cosmological meanings and causes in order to address the challenges and boost the social and political resilience of the Kingdom of Ugarit.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA23-05181S" target="_blank" >GA23-05181S: Archaeology of Texts. Tradition, Transmission, and Transformation in the Ancient Near East</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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