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Tale of Aqhat
The Tale of Aqhat is an epic poem from Ugarit, written in alphabetic cuneiform on clay tablets of the 14th or 13th century BCE copied by the scribe Ilimilku. It tells of the hero Aqhat, son of the righteous king Danel, who is killed after refusing to give his bow to the goddess Anat, and of his sister's vengeance. It is an important source for Canaanite religion and the background of Hebrew poetry.
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