Epic of Erra (Assyrian/Babylonian cult epic and plague narrative, c. 8th century BCE)

1. Epic of Erra becomes widely available in anthologies

   Jan 1, 2005 BCELabels: Epic of, Anthologies

   • Eisenbrauns
   • OpenLibrary

2. Luigi Cagni publishes a modern scholarly edition

   Jan 1, 1977 BCELabels: Luigi Cagni, Scholarly edition

   • OpenLibrary
   • CDLI

3. Nineteenth-century excavations recover Nineveh tablets

   Jan 1, 1847 BCELabels: Nineveh excavations, British archaeology

   • ASBP
   • Britannica Layard

4. Babylon elevates Marduk as state god

   Jan 1, 1750 BCELabels: Marduk, Old Babylonian

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Marduk

5. Neo-Assyrian Empire expands across Mesopotamia

   Jan 1, 900 BCELabels: Neo-Assyrian Empire, Mesopotamia

   • Britannica Assyria
   • Met Assyria

6. Composition of the Epic of Erra

   Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Epic of, Akkadian

   • Britannica Kabti
   • Ishum

7. Colophon names Kabti-ilāni-Marduk as compiler

   Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Kabti-il ni-Marduk, Colophon

   • Cambridge
   • Kabti Wiki

8. Poem structured as five tablet composition

   Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Five-tablet, Composition

   • Mythic
   • Epopeya

9. Marduk’s withdrawal triggers Erra’s campaign

   Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Marduk withdrawal, Erra campaign

   • Mythic
   • Nergal

10. The Sebitti urge destruction and disorder

    Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Sebitti, Divine Seven

    • Ishum
    • Mythic

11. Ishum acts as counselor and restraint

    Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Ishum, Counselor

    • Ishum
    • Nergal

12. Seventh-century copies enter Nineveh’s libraries

    Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Nineveh libraries, 7th century

    • Ishum
    • ASBP

13. Erra Epic quoted on anti-plague amulets

    Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Anti-plague amulets, Erra quotations

    • WHE Amulet
    • Erra Wiki

14. Ashurbanipal’s library preserves first-millennium texts

    Jan 1, 650 BCELabels: Ashurbanipal's library, Nineveh

    • Ashurbanipal
    • ASBP