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title: The Wrath of Erra
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6265/the-wrath-of-erra/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Wrath of Erra

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## Image File

[![The Wrath of Erra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6265.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6265.jpg)

## Image Caption

This 7th-century BCE clay tablet gives the Babylonian account known as the Legend of Erra, the [plague](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/plague/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/), who slew many Babylonians after the withdrawal of the god [Marduk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marduk/) from the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2017, January 17). The Wrath of Erra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6265/the-wrath-of-erra/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "The Wrath of Erra." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 17, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6265/the-wrath-of-erra/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "The Wrath of Erra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jan 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6265/the-wrath-of-erra/>.

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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=312458&partId=1&searchText=erra&images=true&page=1) by [**The Trustees of the British Museum**](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=312458&partId=1&searchText=erra&images=true&page=1). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 17 January 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.