To support this argument, Roberts quotes an entry in a series of household omens ( Šumma ālu TT ) that he translates as: "there will be a devouring of Erra in the land". He claims that textual evidence indicates that Erra should be thought of as a god of famine rather than pestilence.
This second epithet has been alternatively translated as 'lord of affray and slaughter' by Roberts 1971, who argues that Erra's destructive power is associated with famine rather than pestilence. One of Erra's common epithets TT is 'warrior' ( Roberts 1971: 14) and another is 'lord of plague and carnage' ( CAD Š/1: 69, s.v. There is some debate, however, regarding the exact nature of his destructive functions. God of war and plagues, who later became closely associated with the underworld god Nergal FunctionsĮrra was an especially war-like and violent god, who is often understood to be a bringer of pestilence.
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