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Marziḥu

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A banqueting institution or association in Ugaritic documents, with religious functions not reducible to one ritual.

Modern diagram of evidence relevant to the marziḥu; no reconstruction of El’s feast, guest count or ritual
Modern diagram of evidence relevant to the marziḥu; no reconstruction of El’s feast, guest count or ritualIL Archive · original explanatory diagram · CC BY 4.0 · CC BYImage source

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Documents mention members, property and vineyards associated with the marziḥu; the term can also refer to a banquet. An intrinsic connection with the dead remains debated. KTU1.114 does not include the dead among the guests, so the episode cannot generalize intoxication or communion with the dead to every institution.[1]

References and notes

  1. Christopher B. Hays (2011). Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah. FAT 79. Printed pp. 116–117 in a 23-page scholarly extract; p. 117 is PDF page 18, not 13, because of file order. Banqueting institution/property/functions, KTU 1.114, limits of drunkenness inference and absent dead/Rephaim. Whole book not read. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Marziḥu», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/marzihu