Baal Cycle
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passed, and [the] Maiden [Anat]
sought him. Like the heart of a cow
for her calf, like the heart of a ewe
for her lamb, so was the heart of Anat
after Baal. She seized Mot
by the hem of his garment, she gripped [him]
by the edge of his robe. She lifted up her voice and cried:
You, Mot, give me my brother!
And divine Mot answered: What
do you ask, Maiden Anat?
I myself went about and roamed every
mountain to the heart of the earth, every hill
to the heart of the fields. My appetite lacked
humans; my appetite lacked the multitudes
of the earth. I came to the pleasant land
of pasture, the lovely field of Shahlmmt.
I approached Valiant Baal;
I set him like a lamb in my mouth;
like a kid he was crushed in my jaws.
Shapshu, Lamp of the Gods, glowed hot;
the heavens grew weak at the hand of divine Mot.
A day, two days passed; from days
to months. The Maiden Anat sought him.
Like the heart of a cow for her calf, like the heart
of a ewe for her lamb, so was the heart
of Anat after Baal. She seized
divine Mot. With a sword
she split him; with a sieve she winnowed
him; in fire she burned him;
with millstones she ground him; in the field
she sowed him. His flesh was eaten by
birds; his portions were consumed by
fowl. Flesh cried out to flesh.
Texts in conversation
Compare KTU 1.3 III:40 and KTU 1.6 II:35 and Ezekiel 32:2
Ancient Near East, Ugaritic · Hebrew Bible
Summary
Passages
KTU 1.3 III:40
Ancient Near East, Ugaritic · Cuneiform Texts from UgaritKTU 1.6 II:35
Ancient Near East, Ugaritic · Cuneiform Texts from UgaritEzekiel 32:2
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