El at Ugarit

In the religious texts of Late Bronze AgeLate Bronze AgeAn archaeological period conventionally around 1600–1200 BCE in much of the Near East, with regional variation.Glossary · Click to read the explanation UgaritUgaritAncient city and kingdom at Ras Shamra on the Syrian coast, flourishing between the fourteenth and early twelfth centuries BCE and preserving multilingual archives.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, El is a distinct divine figure described as a father and senior member of the divine family. This entry concerns that figure. The related Semitic word for “god” is a separate linguistic entry: sharing a word does not establish an unchanged religious identity across languages and periods. ^{[1] [2]}