The Ugaritic texts are a collection of ancient cuneiform inscriptions discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit, which provide crucial insights into the languages, literature, and religious practices of the ancient Near East. They include mythological, ritualistic, and administrative documents written primarily in the Ugaritic language, a now-extinct Northwest Semitic language that has significantly contributed to our understanding of Semitic linguistics and the cultural interactions in this region during the late Bronze Age.