Išbi-Erra and Kindattu (Išbi-Erra B)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
16 pages
About This Book
Royal and Court PoetryBabylonhistorypoliticsliterature
Išbi-Erra and Kindattu pits two kings against each other in a brutal fight for the soul of Mesopotamia. Readers will discover how ancient poets used divine mandate to justify the bloody destruction of cities and the rise of new empires.