Table of Contents

Foreword: The Discovery

Introduction: History of Excavations

Chapter 1: Geography and History

The Site and Setting

Prehistory and Protohistory: 8th-2nd Millennia B.C.E.

The Kingdom and Its Written Documents 14th-12th Centuries B.C.E.

The End of Civilization ca/1185 B.C.E.

City Planning

Chapter 2: Description of the Tell

Tour of the Tell

The Royal Fortress and the City Ramparts

The Royal Zone

The House of Yabninu (The So-Called ‘South Palace’ or ‘Small Palace’)

The Northwest Area beyond the Royal Zone

The North Palace

The ‘Oven House’ and Plaza

The Residential Quarter

‘City Center’

Access to the City from the South

South City Trench

South Acropolis Trench

Persian Period Settlement

Sondage SH: A Major Stratigraphic Sounding

The Acropolis and the Great Temples

The Lower City

The East Terrace

Chapter 3: Artifacts Illustrating Official and Everyday Life

Tablets Written in Ugaritic (Alphabetic Cuneiform)

Tablets Written in Other Languages

Seals and Scarabs

Stone Statues

Metal Statues

Stone Stelae

Ivories of the Royal Palace

Objects of Ivory

Syrian Pottery

Commercial Jars

Imported Pottery from the West

Syrian Vessels Related to the Cult

Funnels Related to the Cult (Rhytons)

Cultic Objects

Cultic Objects (Clay Models and Figurines)

Faience

Stone Vases and Instruments

Stone Tools

Gold Vessels

Gold Jewelry

Prestige Weapon in Iron, Copper, and Gold

Weapons of Bronze

Tools and Instruments of Bronze

Objects from the Persian Period

Selected Bibliography and Abbreviations

Indexes