This sword bears a cartouche of Pharaoh Merneptah (1224–1204 BC), son and successor of Ramses II, confirming commercial contacts that existed between Ugarit and Egypt. The sword has a long, double-edged blade and a narrow extension—a tang—to fit into a wooden hilt. The weapon was probably made locally for the pharaoh's army. It was discovered in a residential quarter of Ugarit, in a house that may have belonged to an armorer.
Provenance: Ras Shamra-Ugarit.
Era: Late Bronze Age (circa 1200 BCE).
Material: Bronze.
Dimensions: 74.5 x 5 x 0.5 cm.
Collection: National Museum of Damascus.
Photo: ʿĀbid īsā. A Guide to the National Museum of Damascus 2006.
Pierre Amiet, Au pays de Baal et d'Astarté. Paris, musée du Petit Palais 1984 (p 205).
Michel Fortin, Syria, Land of Civilization. Les Éditions de l'Homme, Musée de la Civilisation de Québec 1999.
C. F. A. Schaeffer. Une Épée de Bronze d’Ugarit portant le Cartouche du Pharaon Mineptah. Ugaritica III 1956 (pp. 169–178).
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