Erra Epic
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The Erra Epic is an ancient Mesopotamian mythological poem that recounts the destructive rampage of the war and plague god Erra and its consequences for gods and humans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erra Epic canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11242118 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erra Epic Context triple: [Mesopotamian religion, coreMyth, Erra Epic]
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A.
Lord of Ur
Lord of Ur is an epithet of the Mesopotamian moon god Nanna (also known as Sin), highlighting his role as the chief deity and divine patron of the ancient city of Ur.
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B.
Face of Baal
Face of Baal is an epithet of the Punic goddess Tanit, highlighting her role as the visible manifestation or representative aspect of the god Baal in Carthaginian religion.
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C.
Enki and the World Order
Enki and the World Order is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem that describes the god Enki organizing the cosmos, assigning roles to gods and humans, and establishing the functions of civilization.
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D.
The Curse of Agade
The Curse of Agade is an ancient Sumerian literary text that narrates the divine punishment and catastrophic downfall of the Akkadian city of Agade as a reflection on royal hubris and divine wrath.
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E.
Prophets of Baal
The Prophets of Baal were pagan religious functionaries in the Hebrew Bible who promoted the worship of the Canaanite storm god Baal in opposition to the God of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erra Epic Target entity description: The Erra Epic is an ancient Mesopotamian mythological poem that recounts the destructive rampage of the war and plague god Erra and its consequences for gods and humans.
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A.
Lord of Ur
Lord of Ur is an epithet of the Mesopotamian moon god Nanna (also known as Sin), highlighting his role as the chief deity and divine patron of the ancient city of Ur.
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B.
Face of Baal
Face of Baal is an epithet of the Punic goddess Tanit, highlighting her role as the visible manifestation or representative aspect of the god Baal in Carthaginian religion.
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C.
Enki and the World Order
Enki and the World Order is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem that describes the god Enki organizing the cosmos, assigning roles to gods and humans, and establishing the functions of civilization.
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D.
The Curse of Agade
The Curse of Agade is an ancient Sumerian literary text that narrates the divine punishment and catastrophic downfall of the Akkadian city of Agade as a reflection on royal hubris and divine wrath.
-
E.
Prophets of Baal
The Prophets of Baal were pagan religious functionaries in the Hebrew Bible who promoted the worship of the Canaanite storm god Baal in opposition to the God of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akkadian epic
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Mesopotamian mythological poem ⓘ ancient literary work ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDeityRole |
Ishum as Erra’s vizier
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Marduk as king of the gods ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Erra
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Ishum ⓘ Marduk ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Babylonian religion
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Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| dateWritten | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Erra
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Ishum ⓘ Marduk ⓘ The Sebitti ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
relationship between divine kingship and violence
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vulnerability of human cities to divine wrath ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poem
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mythological narrative ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Mesopotamian theological thought ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Erra ⓘ |
| medium | clay tablets ⓘ |
| motif |
destruction of cities
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plague and famine ⓘ restoration of order ⓘ temporary abdication of Marduk ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
cosmic disorder and restoration
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divine wrath ⓘ plague ⓘ war and destruction ⓘ |
| originalRegion | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Babylonia
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linked to:
Babylon
Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| preservation | multiple cuneiform manuscripts ⓘ |
| protagonistRole |
plague god
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war god ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
reflection on divine justice
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theodicy ⓘ |
| setting | cosmic and earthly realms of Mesopotamian gods ⓘ |
| structure | five tablets of poetry ⓘ |
| subject |
consequences of divine violence for gods and humans
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rampage of the god Erra ⓘ |
| tabletCount | 5 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erra Epic Description of subject: The Erra Epic is an ancient Mesopotamian mythological poem that recounts the destructive rampage of the war and plague god Erra and its consequences for gods and humans.
Referenced by (3)
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