Epic of Baal

Chapter - 16

1	The God of Sterility submits to Baal.
2	He conceeds the kingship to the Lord of Earth.
3	Baal returns to the Heights of Saphon, but Anath does not go with Him.
4	She turns Her anger to the enemies of Baal.
5	To those who were fickle against Baal in His trials.
6	She attacks mankind.
7	Like the fruit of seven daughters, The scent of kids and anhb-animals, Both gates of Anath's house.
8	And the lads chance upon the Lady of the Mountain.
9	And lo, Anath smites in the valley, Fighting between the two cities.
10	She smites the people of the seashore, Destroys mankind of the sunrise.
11	Under Her are heads like vultures.
12	Over Her are hands like locusts, Like thorns, the hands of troops.
13	She piles up heads on Her back, She ties up hands in Her bundle.
14	Knee-deep She plunges in the blood of soldiery, Up to the neck in the gore of troops.
15	With a stick She drives out foes, Against the flank She draws Her bow.
16	And lo, Anath reaches Her house, Yea the Goddess enters Her palace,
17	But is not satisfied.
18	She had smitten in the valley, fought between the two cities.
19	She hurls chairs at the troops,
20	Hurling tables at the soldiers,
21	Footstools at the heroes.
22	Much She smites and looks, Fights and views.
23	Anath guts their liver with laughter.
24	Her heart is filled with joy, for Anath's hand is victory.
25	For knee-deep She plunges in the blood of soldiery, Up to the neck in the gore of troops.
26	Until She is sated She smites in the house,
27	Fights between the two tables,
28	Shedding the blood of soldiery.
29	Pouring the oil of peace from a bowl,
30	The Virgin Anath washes Her hands,
31	The Progenitress of Heroes, Her fingers.
32	She washes Her hands in the blood of soldiery,
33	Her fingers in the gore of troops.
34	Arranging portions by the chairs,
35	Tables by the tables,
36	Footstools She arranges by the footstools.
37	She gathers water and washes
38	With dew of heaven,
39	Fat of earth,
40	Rain of the Rider of Clouds,
41	The dew that the heavens pour,
42	The rain that the stars pour.
43	The anhb-animals leap by the thousand acres,
44	The zuh-fish in the sea, by the myriads of hectares.

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