Kirta

Mortal king explicitly called 'son of El' and 'lad of El' (ǵlm ʾil); falls deadly ill for breaking a vow to Athirat, then is healed by an El-made being. Type demigod by divine sonship.

Parentage

• paternal: El

Children

• Ilhu
• Thitmanat
• Yassib

Domains

• kingship

Powers

• Receive El's battle-plan in a temple-dream
• March a vast host to besiege Udum and win a bride

Epithets

• 𐎂𐎍𐎎 𐎛𐎍 ugaritic · ǵlm il'Lad / Servant of El' — Kirta's epithet marking his divine sonshipKTU 1.14 i (Kirta Epic) (primary)

Relations

• sibling: AnatFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (El) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: MotFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (El) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: ShapshuFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (El) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: YamFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (El) per the figures' cited genealogy.

Sources

• existence: Kirta Epic (KTU 1.14–1.16) (primary)