Erra
Mesopotamian deity
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description in mythology
- In history of Mesopotamia: Adad-nirari III and his successors
…764, after an epidemic, the Erra epic, the myth of Erra (the god of war and pestilence), was written by Kabti-ilani-Marduk. He invented an original plot, which diverged considerably from the old myths; long discourses of the gods involved in the action form the most important part of the epic.…
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importance of “Erra Epic”
- In Mesopotamian religion: Myths
…a myth usually called the Erra Epic, which reads almost like a polemic against Enuma elish. It tells how the god of affray and indiscriminate slaughter, Erra, persuaded Marduk to turn over the rule of the world to him while Marduk was having his royal insignia cleaned, and how Erra,…
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