The Baal and Anat Cycle

1	Intermediaries petition El on Baal’s behalf to allow him a palace.
2	Let a house be built for Baal like them of the gods, and a court like the sons of Asherah
3	. . . Now, too, the seasons of his rains will Baal observe, the seasons of … with snow;
4	and he will peal his thunder in the clouds, flashing his lightnings to the earth
5	El grants permission, and Baal summons Kothar-we-Hasis to build a palace for him on his sacred mountain Zaphon.
6	The two argue over whether it should have windows;
7	Baal does not want windows but in the end agrees to open windows in the clouds.
8	The house—made of silver and gold bricks--takes 7 days to fire.
9	Fire is set to the house, flame to the palace
10	See, a day, two days, fire feeds on the house, flame on the palace.
11	A third, a fourth day, fire feeds on the house, flame upon the palace.
12	A fifth, a sixth day, fire feeds on the house, flame upon the palace
13	There, on the seventh day, the fire dies down in the house, the flame in the palace.
14	The silver turns into blocks, the gold is turned into bricks
15	Baal rejoices, slaughters animals, and has a feast with the gods.
16	Baal opens a window in the clouds and taunts his enemies.
17	He opens a casement in the house, A window within the palace.
18	Baal opens rifts in the clouds.
19	Baal gives forth his holy voice, Baal discharges the utterance of his lips.
20	His holy voice convulses the earth, . . . the mountains quake . . .
21	Baal’s enemies take to the woods.
22	Baal sends messengers to the underworld to summon his rival Mot to the feast to celebrate his palace.

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