The Poem of Erra

according action Akkadian already ancient Anum Anunnaki appears aspect attire attribution Babylon Babylonian beginning BiOr cause character characteristic cited completely concept concerning consideration considered context continues deluge destroy destruction divine earth elements enemies Enlil enter epic epithet Epopea evil expression fact Fascicle figure Fragment genre give given gods hand heart herds hero Erra human indicates interesting interpretation Introduction Issue Išum Kabti-ilāni-Marduk killed king known Labat literary literature Marduk means mention Mesopotamian mountain mouth myth narrative Nergal opened original Pantheon perhaps person poem of Erra poetic position possible precise presented preserved prince proposal question reasons recently reconstruction reference sacred scholars seat seems Sibitti speak Studies Sumerian Tablet temple term tion tradition translation true turned volume weapons