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Ugaritic Narrative Poetry
Simon B. Parker (ed.) · 1997 · English
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Ugaritic Narrative Poetry
Simon B. Parker (ed.)
Translations of the Ugaritic narrative poems, including the Baal Cycle (Mark S. Smith), Aqhat (Simon B. Parker) and Kirta (Edward L. Greenstein).
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Translations of the Ugaritic narrative poems, including the Baal Cycle (Mark S. Smith), Aqhat (Simon B. Parker) and Kirta (Edward L. Greenstein).
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Baal and Yam: The Storm Against the SeawarYam, the Sea, favoured by El, demands that the gods hand Baal over as his captive; armed with two clubs made by Kothar-wa-Khasis, Baal strikes Yam down and claims kingship.
The Palace of BaalmythHaving defeated Yam, Baal still has no house of his own; Anat threatens El, Athirat persuades him, and Kothar-wa-Khasis builds a palace of cedar, silver, and gold on Mount Zaphon, with a window through which Baal thunders.
Baal and Mot: The Storm-god in the Throat of DeathdeathBaal goes down into the throat of Mot, Death, and the land dries up; Anat finds his body, destroys Mot like threshed grain, and El dreams that Baal lives; seven years later the two gods fight, and Mot yields.
The Legend of AqhattragedyThe righteous Danel is granted a son, Aqhat, who receives a divine bow; when Aqhat refuses to give it to the goddess Anat even for immortality, she has him killed, and the land withers as his sister Pughat sets out for revenge.
The Legend of KirtalegendKing Kirta, bereft of his family, follows El's dream-instructions to win a new bride, but forgets his vow to Athirat and falls deathly ill; El himself creates a healer to save him, before Kirta's own son challenges his right to rule.
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