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Ilimilku

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Ugaritic scribe associated with the Baal Cycle, Kirta and Aqhat; handwriting and colophons aid attribution. His work alone does not date the traditions’ origins.

Modern distinction between Ilimilku’s scribal work and the origin of recorded traditions; no portrait or claim that he invented the myths
Modern distinction between Ilimilku’s scribal work and the origin of recorded traditions; no portrait or claim that he invented the mythsIL Archive · original diagram · CC BYImage source

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Associated with a group of surviving Ugaritic literary texts. Colophons and handwriting comparisons help identify his activity. The cited presentations favor a late 13th-century setting against a history of chronological disagreement. [1][2]

Attributing a written copy to him does not make him the inventor of the religion or all its stories. Transmission and literary shaping may overlap; each work requires examination. The diagram explains this distinction and is not a historical portrait.

References and notes

  1. Carole Roche-Hawley. Les scribes à Ougarit. Ministère de la Culture. Akkadian mid 14th–early 12th centuries, training/Babylonian culture, proposed 13th-century alphabetic beginnings and Ilimilku’s activity. Chronological proposal not promoted to consensus. Return to the text ↑
  2. Arnaud Sérandour. La première littérature levantine connue. Ministère de la Culture. Six Baal tablets, three each for Kirta/Aqhat, handwriting/colophons and Ilimilku/late dating, literature/ritual/Syrian context. Author label not proof that every tradition originated with him. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Ilimilku», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/ilmilku