2.36-37
The Baal Cycle 2.36-37 · Flesh cries to flesh
The scene ends with the birds, and a phrase nobody has settled.
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36𐎓𐎕𐎗𐎎𐎎𐎐𐎚𐎅𐎍𐎚𐎋𐎍𐎊𐎊
37𐎐𐎔𐎗𐎌𐎛𐎗𐎍𐎌𐎛𐎗𐎊𐎕𐎈
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
ʿṣrm1
ʿuṣṣūrūma
the birds
; mnth2
manâtihu
his pieceshis portions
npr…3
nap…
the fowl
ltklyy4
la-takalliyū
finish offthey consume
. šir5
šiʾru
Flesh
yṣḥ6
yaṣīḥu
cries outit calls
lšir7
la-šiʾri
to flesh
. the birds; his pieces the fowl… finish off. Flesh cries out to flesh.
the birds; his pieces the fowl… finish off. Flesh cries out to flesh.
3.4-5
The Baal Cycle 3.4-5 · El’s dream
Is Baal truly dead? El, father of the gods, will know it from a dream.
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4𐎁𐎈𐎍𐎎𐎍𐎉𐎔𐎐𐎛𐎍𐎄𐎔𐎛𐎄
5𐎁𐎏𐎗𐎚𐎁𐎐𐎊𐎁𐎐𐎆𐎚
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
In a dream of the Kindly One, El the Compassionate, in a vision of the Creator of creatures,
The bottom of the column is chipped: after npr, “fowl”, the clay is broken, so we leave a gap where editors restore a letter.
“Flesh to flesh cries out” is the most argued phrase of the scene. Some hear the pieces of Death calling to each other, some a cry from one creature to another. The tablet does not say more.