Clay tablets found in Ugarit, clockwise from above: A letter from the Hittite king Tudhaliya IV to his counterpart in Ugarit offers details on horse shipments, with a circular royal seal as a signature; a legal text in Mesopotamian cuneiform dates from the reign of King Niqmaddu II; a tablet in alphabetic cuneiform tells the myth of the death and rebirth of the city's supreme god, Baal; and a tablet from an aide to the king of Beirut informs the king of Ugarit about a shipment of wood. 24 ARCHAEOLOGY * July/August 2021