Ras Shamra

adjective

Ras Sham·​ra

ˈräsˈshamrə

: of or being the alphabetical cuneiform script of Ugaritic discovered on a collection of clay tablets excavated at Ras Shamra between 1929 and 1936 : ugaritic

Word History

Etymology

from Ras Shamra, Syria

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