The Seal of King Ammurapi of Ugarit

The inscription on the cylinder seal impressed on RS 96.2042 identifies its owner as Ammurapi, the last king of Ugarit. The edition of this text provides welcome new information about the existence and use of royal personal seals in Late Bronze Age Ugarit.

Bibliographic Details
Author: Márquez Rowe, Ignacio
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2013
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/128335
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/128335
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Royal personal seal
Ammurapi king of Ugarit
the House of Urtenu
Description
Summary:The inscription on the cylinder seal impressed on RS 96.2042 identifies its owner as Ammurapi, the last king of Ugarit. The edition of this text provides welcome new information about the existence and use of royal personal seals in Late Bronze Age Ugarit.