Baal with Thunderbolt
| Baal with Thunderbolt | |
|---|---|
Photograph of the stele | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Height | 142 centimetres (56 in) |
| Width | 50 centimetres (20 in) |
| Depth | 28 centimetres (11 in) |
| Created | c. 15th century BC |
| Period/culture | Late Bronze Age |
| Discovered | 1932 |
| Place | Temple of Baal, Ugarit, Syria |
| Present location | Louvre, Paris |
| Identification | AO 15775 |
Baal with Thunderbolt, Baal with Vegetation Spear, or simply the Baal stele are names given to a white limestone bas-relief stele from the ancient kingdom of Ugarit in northwestern Syria. It was discovered in 1932, about 20 metres (66 ft) from the Temple of Baal in the acropolis of Ugarit during excavations directed by French archæologist Claude Schaeffer. The stele depicts Baal (or Hadad), the god of storm and rain as well as that of agriculture, and a smaller male figure.
Considered the most important of the Ugaritic stelæ, it is displayed at the Louvre in Paris.