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Baal Cycle

The Baal Cycle is an Ugaritic text (c. 1300–1100 BCE) about the Canaanite god Baʿal (𐎁𐎓𐎍 lit. "Owner", "Lord"), a storm god associated with fertility. It consists of six tablets, itemized as KTU 1.1–1.6. Tablets one (KTU 1.1) and two (KTU 1.2) are about the cosmic battle between the storm-god Baal and the sea god Yam, where the former attains victory.…

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BaalMount ZaphonAthtarElAthirat
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UgaritTextCanaaniteBaʿalStorm god
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AthtarShapashCurdled milkLelAthtart
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Ancient Israel and JudahBabyloniaAncient EgyptAnatolia
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Chapters
Six tablets (KTU 1.1–1.6)
Language
Ugaritic
Period
c. 1300–1100 BCE
Religion
Canaanite religion

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related to Bibliography. · 55
Baal Cycle → Ahmad, Al-Jallad, An Introduction, Ancient Near Eastern Religions, Apocalyptic Literature, Ayali-Darshan, Baʿal, Brill, BrillSmith, Canaanite Myths, Canaanite Religion, Clark International, Collins, Commentary, Daniel, Die Welt, Echoes, Eerdmans Publishing, Egyptian, Gibson
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Baal Cycle → Ancient Near Eastern Religions, Ayali-Darshan, Brill, Egyptian, Hurro-Hittite Texts, II, In, ISBN, Journal, Leiden, Light, Noga, Sea, Storm-god’s Combat, Story, Supplements, The Other Version, The Ugaritic Baal Cycle, Ugaritic, Vetus Testamentum
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Baal Cycle → Amrur, Arsay, Athirat, Baal, Baal CycleMot, BaalAthtar, CaphtorShapshu, Gupan, Kothar, Lotan, Memphis, Mount ZaphonYam, Pidray, Qudšu, Servants, Syrian, Tallay, The, These, UgarTwo
related to Reception · 11
Baal Cycle → Baal's, Baʿal, Biblical Book, Daniel, Death, Mot, Others, Revelation, Sea, Some, Yam
related to Partial translations · 7
Baal Cycle → Brill, KTU, Mark Smith, Tablets, The Ugaritic Baal Cycle, Volume, Wayne Pitard
Chapters · 1
Baal Cycle → Six tablets (KTU 1.1–1.6)
Language · 1
Baal Cycle → Ugaritic
Period · 1
Baal Cycle → c. 1300–1100 BCE
Religion · 1
Baal Cycle → Canaanite religion
is a · 1
Baal Cycle → Ugaritic text

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baʿal mot baal yam el text cycle god anat ugaritic two athirat palace tablets ktu sea gods continues storm kothar-wa-khasis

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Baal CycleChaptersSix tablets (KTU 1.1–1.6)1.00infobox
Baal CycleLanguageUgaritic1.00infobox
Baal CyclePeriodc. 1300–1100 BCE1.00infobox
Baal CycleReligionCanaanite religion1.00infobox
Baal Cycleis aUgaritic text0.90text
Baal Cyclerelated to Bibliography.Al-Jallad0.60section
Baal Cyclerelated to Bibliography.Ahmad0.60section
Baal Cyclerelated to Bibliography.Echoes0.60section
Baal Cyclerelated to Bibliography.Safaito-Hismaic Inscription0.60section
Baal Cyclerelated to Bibliography.Journal0.60section
Baal Cyclerelated to Bibliography.Near Eastern Religions0.60section
Baal Cyclerelated to Bibliography.Ayali-Darshan0.60section

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