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Background
The foundation of the city
The location of the future city was traditionally scouted by three captain-sailors who in 1628 BCE took refuge from a particularly fierce storm. They named the peninsula šskn.bʔl /šaskana baʕlu/ “Ba‘al has prepared” for the natural harbours providing shelter. The area became a favourite rest stop for many sailors and ultimately a refuge for pirates. An expedition from Ugarit in 1397 BCE destroyed the piratical base and construction of some sort appears to have taken place. Seven years later, the qrt rḥbt /qarîtu raḥabāti/ “City of Amphorae” is mentioned as being founded on the šskn.bʕl.