Gurnu

Colored pencil drawing of mountains in black and brown. Water flows under the mountains in teal and blue. The background is grey and grainy, as if underground.

This is the Gurnu, the threshing floor. In some translations of the ancient texts, it is through the Gurnu that the Rapi’uma, souls of the ancestors, travel. They come upon their chariots through the Gurnu to assist the living, when necessary. Often the deceased are buried in a tomb under the family's home, and the families would have made offerings to their ancestors there. They were and are saluted at a marzichu. The Rapi’uma are our ancestors, our beloved departed, they are the shades. They are friends, family, enemies, strangers, royalty, and destitute.

Black and white drawing of palms of hands in a row. I chose the black and white image to reinforce the idea that this page is dedicated to the

Kings of Ugarit

c. 1850 BCE Niqmaddu I (?) Watercolor of an umber grain stalk against an azure sky.
c. 1825 BCE Yaqarum I (?)

[These two kings's names may be reversed.]

We know the names of the earliest kings of Ugarit from one poorly preserved tablet, KTU 1.113.

c. 1360 BCE 'Ammishtamru I
1360-1330 BCE Niqmaddu II
1330-1324 BCE 'Arhalbu
1324-1274 BCE Niqmepa
1274-1240 BCE 'Amistamru II
1240-? BCE 'Ibiranu
?-1225 BCE Niqmaddu III
1225-1180 BCE 'Ammurapi

Legendary Royalty

Ditanu, or Didanu, mentioned in Canaanite and Mesopotamian ritual texts and king lists, Ditanu is an Amorite name.
King Kirtu
- Also called Kirta, Keret, or Krt.
- Queen Churaya
- Eldest Son: Yatzib, cursed for plotting against father
- Younger Son: Ilha'u, supporter of king and close brother to Thitmanit
- Youngest Child, Daughter: Thitmanit, whom Ilu declares she shall be heir to throne
King Danil
- Also called Daniel, Dani'ilu, Dani'el, and Dani'il
- Son: Aqhat, killed by Goddess 'Anat for his bow
- Daughter: Pughat, knows astrology and herbalism, plans to avenge her brother's death

Scribe of the Ba'al Texts

Ilimalku the Shubanite, scribe of the Ba'al texts.

Photograph of a candle lit in a brass votive candleholder. The candle holder has diamond shapes cut out of the metal. We light a candle in honor of the Rapi'uma, the ancestors of Natib Qadish, Modern Canaanite Polytheism.

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TNatib Qadish: Modern Canaanite Polytheism is a site about Canaanite religion, also called Canaanite revivalism, or Canaanite reconstructionism. This site explores topics of interest for people who practice Canaanite religion, information regarding the ancient Canaanites themselves, and includes both ancient Canaanite religion and its modern counterpart.his page in particular mentions the deceased kings, heroes, and scribes of Ugarit, the shades of the dead.