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The Identity and Function of Ugaritic Shaʿtiqatu: A Divinely Made Apotropaic Figure

In: Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions
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Theodore J. Lewis The Johns Hopkins University tjl@jhu.edu

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This study explores the identity and function of the mostly unnoticed figure of Shaʿtiqatu, a creature who plays a pivotal role in the story of the Ugaritic King Kirta. The exploration of this under appreciated figure is situated in the context of Ugaritic apotropea and within the better documented Mesopotamian cultural backdrop. A counterpart article provides the philological and epigraphic analysis to the Shaʿtiqatu Narrative found in ktu 1.16.5.10–1.16.6.14.1

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