KTU 1.41 explained

KTU 1.41 or the Ugaritic Vintage Rites (CAT 1.87 COS 1.95) describe an extensive Ugaritic ritual. It may have been a new year's event.^[1] Twice-attested, it was likely canon. It's something of a new moon, New Year occasion like the Hebrew Feast of Wine.^[2] The "Lady of the temples" refers to the goddess, but as written it could also entail respect for the human priestess of her house.

Lyrics

1 In the month of Rišn

2 On to the new moon, cutting the grape cluster

3 To Il - šlmm offerings

4 On the thirteenth, the pure king bathes himself

5 On the fourteenth: First of the tribute

6 And two small animals for the Lady of the temples,

7 Birds for the staff of gods

1 b yrh . riš yn . b ym . hdt]

2 šmtr . [utkl . il . šlmm<ref>This word could be a reference to fully-burned offerings, like [[korban olah]]]

3 b tltt 'šrt[.<ref>NB reconstruction break within word Asherah</ref> yrths . mlk . brr]

4 b arb't [. 'šrt . riš . argmn]

5 w tn šm . l[b'lt . bhtm . 'srm . l inš]

6 ilm . wšdd . ilš š . ilhm . mlk

7 ytb . brr^[3] [.] w mhy x w qra

8 ym . 'lm . y'rb t

9 k 'gml [.]xs . w [.] x x [dqtm]

10 w yn[t . q]rt . y'db l 'nt ]

See also

• Feast of Wine
• Papyrus Amherst 63

Bibliography

• Book: Lete, Gregorio del Olmo . Sanmartín . Joaquín . A Dictionary of the Ugaritic Language in the Alphabetic Tradition . Brill . Leiden . 67 . 2004 . 90-04-13694-0.

Notes and References

1. Aula Orientalis 5 1987 p 257 G del Olmo Lete, liturgia ugaritica del primer mes KTU 1.41 // 1.87
2. Book: Hallo, William W. . Younger . K. Lawson . Orton . David E. . The Context of Scripture . Brill . Leiden New York (N.Y.) Köln . 1997 . 90-04-09629-9 . 299. §Auth Baruch Levine
3. brr adj m pure, purified, clean cf Hb br, brwr br(r) n m "tin"