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Metaphor in the Ugaritic Literary Texts

This paper offers a series of programmatic reflections on the analysis of metaphor in the Ugaritic literary corpus in light of contemporary developments in metaphor theory. The goal is to move beyond ad hoc examinations of metaphor in individual texts to give more focused theoretical reflection on the role of metaphor in Ugaritic, taking into account the unique challenges posed by this ancient literary corpus. Thus, it seeks to bring Ugaritic studies into conversation with fields such as linguistics and philosophy of language, and to highlight the distinctive contribution that the study of ancient Near Eastern texts and languages have to make to wider discussions on metaphor. It is notable that this sort of theoretical reflection is not more prevalent, despite the study of Ugaritic nearing the end of its first century.1 While the study