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Ugarit: The Ancient City That Gave Humanity Its First Alphabet and Musical Notation
On the northern edge of Latakia, the windswept hill of Ras Shamra hides a city that changed the course of human history: Ugarit. Flourishing during the 15th and 14th centuries BCE, this ancient city was more than the capital of a kingdom — it was a hub where languages converged, trade flourished, and knowledge was…