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2.30-31
The Baal Cycle 2.30-31 · She seizes Death
The longing turns to action in one word: tiḫd, “she seizes”.
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30𐎓𐎐𐎚𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎁𐎓𐎍𐎚𐎛𐎃𐎄
31𐎁𐎐𐎛𐎍𐎎𐎎𐎚𐎁𐎈𐎗𐎁
These lines on the tablet, column II, lines 30–31
These lines on the tablet, column II, lines 30–31 · Louvre AO 16636, photo Shonagon (Wikimedia Commons, CC0)
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
ʿnt1
𐎓ʿ𐎐n𐎚t1
ʿAnati
of Anat
aṯr2
𐎀a𐎘ṯ𐎗r2
ʾaṯar
forafter
bʿl3
𐎁b𐎓ʿ𐎍l3
Baʿli
Baal
.
tiḫd4
𐎚t𐎛i𐎃ḫ𐎄d4
tiʾḫudu
She seizesshe grabs
bn5
𐎁b𐎐n5
bina
the son
ilm6
𐎛i𐎍l𐎎m6
ʾilīma
of Elof god
,
mt7
𐎎m𐎚t7
Môta
MotDeath
.
bḥrb8
𐎁b𐎈ḥ𐎗r𐎁b8
bi-ḥarbi
With a bladewith a sword
of Anat for Baal. She seizes the son of El, Mot. With a blade
of Anat for Baal. She seizes the son of El, Mot. With a blade
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Interpretation
of Anat for Baal. She seizes the son of El, Mot. With a blade

mt is both the god and the ordinary word for death, the same word as Hebrew māwet. Anat does not argue with Death or bargain with him. She takes hold of him.

2.32-33
The Baal Cycle 2.32-33 · Splits, winnows, burns
What Anat does to Death is what a farmer does to grain at harvest.
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32𐎚𐎁𐎖𐎓𐎐𐎐𐎁𐎃𐎘𐎗𐎚𐎄𐎗𐎊
33𐎐𐎐𐎁𐎛𐎌𐎚𐎚𐎌𐎗𐎔𐎐𐎐
These lines on the tablet, column II, lines 32–33
These lines on the tablet, column II, lines 32–33 · Louvre AO 16636, photo Shonagon (Wikimedia Commons, CC0)
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
she splits him; with a sieve she winnows him; with fire she burns him;
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