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This 7th-century BCE clay tablet gives the Babylonian account known as the Legend of Erra, the plague god, who slew many Babylonians after the withdrawal of the god Marduk from the city of Babylon.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2017, January 17). The Wrath of Erra. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6265/the-wrath-of-erra/
Chicago Style
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "The Wrath of Erra." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 17, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6265/the-wrath-of-erra/.
MLA Style
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "The Wrath of Erra." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jan 2017. Web. 26 Jul 2024.
