ABSTRACT

This article examines the role of archery in the city-state of Ugarit and argues that archery was more central to the military establishment than previously suggested. The article examines key texts found at the site, archaeological remains dug up in the early stages of Ugaritic research, and looks at the focus of archaeology on chariots rather than any other forms of warfare to suggest that archery was more fundamental to life in Ugarit and contemporary research has ignored this in favour of chariot-driven narratives. This study reveals important outcomes as its presence suggests that there was an archery connection between the palace and populace. In addition, its presence at the site and place as a part of the Ugaritic military structure is likely to have been more central to it than has been previously suggested. It strongly argues against positions advanced by Juan Pablo Vita and Marguerite Yon that have advocated for a primary role for chariots at Ugarit and it serving as a chariot entrepot. The interpretation argues for a position less towards chariotry and more towards a view that individual city-states, specifically Ugarit, and societies valued different weapons and that weapons were not evenly or monolithically applied.

摘要

本文考察了射箭在乌加里特城邦中的作用，并认为射箭在军事机构中的作用比之前提出的更为重要。这篇文章检查了在该遗址发现的关键文本，在乌加里特研究的早期阶段挖掘出的考古遗迹，并着眼于战车而不是任何其他形式的战争，以表明射箭对乌加里特和当代研究忽略了这一点，而倾向于用战车驱动的叙述。这项研究揭示了重要的结果，因为它的存在表明宫殿和民众之间存在射箭联系。此外，作为乌加里特军事结构的一部分，它在该地点和地点的存在可能比之前所暗示的更为重要。它强烈反对胡安·巴勃罗·维塔（Juan Pablo Vita）和玛格丽特·永（Marguerite Yon）提出的主张，这些立场主张乌加里特的战车应发挥主要作用，并将其作为战车转运站。这种解释主张的立场不是对战车，而是更多地认为个别城邦，特别是乌加里特和社会重视不同的武器，并且武器不是均匀地或单一地应用的。