Funerary Ritual for a King
Order of service for the sacrifice(s) of the divine Winged Disc:
You are invoked, O saviours of the underworld, you are summoned, O assembly of Didan.
Invoked is Ulkan the saviour;
invoked is Taruman the saviour.
Invoked is Sidan-and-Radan;
invoked is the eternal one, Thar.
They have been invoked, the ancient saviours.
You are invoked, O saviours of the underworld, you are summoned, assembly of Didan.
Invoked is Ammithtamru the king
and invoked as well is Niqmad the king.
O throne of Niqmad, may you be mourned!
And lamented be his footstool.
Let the table of the king be mourned in his presence.
But let their tears be swallowed, and their dreadful lamentations.
Go down, Shapshu, yes, go down, Great Luminary!
May Shapshu shine upon him,
After your lords, from the throne,
After your lords into the underworld go down:
into the underworld go down and fall into the dust,
down to Sidanu-and-Radanu, down to the eternal one, Thar,
down to the ancient saviours,
down to Ammithtamru the king
lower edge: and also down to Niqmad the king.
One—and make an offering, two—and make an offering,
three—and make an offering, four—and make an offering,
five—and make an offering, six—and make an offering,
seven—and make an offering. You shall present a bird.
Peace! Peace on Ammurapi, and peace on his sons;
peace on his kinsmen, peace on his house;
peace on Ugarit, peace on her gates!
Texts in conversation
Compare KTU 1.161:2 and Isaiah 14:9
Ancient Near East, Ugaritic · Hebrew Bible
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KTU 1.161:2
Ancient Near East, Ugaritic · Cuneiform Texts from UgaritIsaiah 14:9
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