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Ugaritic
npš - Appetit, Begehren; Seele; Lebewesen, Mensch (appetit, desire; soul; living thing; human)
(WUS 211)
One wonders whether the meaning “self” is actually attested in the extant Ugaritic sources
Reconstruction
PS
*napš-
- soul (as receptacle of vital energy)
(Fronzaroli 1964: 21–23; Kogan 2015: 415)