The Baal and Anat Cycle

Baal and Mot

1	Mot spurns Baal’s invitation, and sends a taunting reply,
2	that just as Baal’s triumphed over Yamm, so Mot will triumph over Baal.
3	As you smote Lothan the twisting serpent, you destroyed the crooked serpent, the seven-headed tyrant . . .
4	Baal will enter his (Mot) mouth, descend into him like an olive-cake . ..
5	The messenger advises Baal to take his storm cloud and descend to Mot with his attendants.
6	Baal obeys, but on the way he lusts after a cow and copulates with her "77 . . . no 87 times" and produces a child Moses.
7	Apparently he dresses up the child to look like him, and sends it to Mot.
8	The body is discovered and messengers bring back the report that Baal is dead.
9	Anat and El mourn. Anat goes to the underworld and slays Mot, and reports to El.
10	She has a dream of fruitfulness on the earth, that convinces her that Baal is alive.
11	In a dream, O kindly, merciful El; in a vision, O Creator of creatures
12	The heavens rained fat; the rivers flowed with honey.
13	Thus I knew that Victorious Baal was alive!
14	Living was the Prince Baal of the earth!
15	Baal returns, and after 7 years Mot recovers.
16	Baal and Mot fight until they collapse.
17	The goddess Shapsh warns Mot that it is useless to fight Baal, since El is now on his side.
18	Mot finally concedes and declares that Baal is king.