Editing Nergal (section)

===Other myths===
A poorly preserved Middle Assyrian composition, regarded as similar to the [[Labbu myth]], seemingly describes a battle between Nergal (possibly acting on behalf of his father Enlil or the sky god Anu) and a monstrous serpent born in the sea.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|pp=384–385}}

The myth ''[[Enmesharra]]'s Defeat'', only known from a single, heavily damaged copy from the [[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid]] or [[Parthian Empire|Parthian]] period, casts Nergal as the warden of the eponymous antagonist and his seven sons, the [[Sebitti]],{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=281}} presumably imprisoned in the underworld.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=288}} In the surviving fragments Enmesharra unsuccessfully pleads with him to be released to avoid being put to death for his crimes at the orders of Marduk.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=281}} In the aftermath of the ordeal, the universe is reorganized and Marduk shares lordship over it, which seemingly originally belonged to Anu in this composition, with Nergal and Nabu.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|pp=281–282}} Wilfred G. Lambert notes these gods were the 3 most prominent deities in the neo-Babylonian state pantheon.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=282}} Curiously, Erra makes a brief appearance as a god distinct from Nergal, with his former sphere of influence reassigned to the latter.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=282}}

Andrew R. George proposes that a myth presently unknown from textual records dealt with Nergal's combat with a one-eyed monster, the ''igitelû''.{{sfn|George|2012|p=423}} He notes that Akkadian omen texts from [[Susa]] and from the [[First Sealand dynasty|Sealand]] archives appears to indicate that one-eyed creatures were known as ''igidalu'', ''igidaru'' or ''igitelû'', possibly a loanword from Sumerian ''igi.dili'' ("one eye"),{{sfn|George|2012|pp=422–423}} and that the only god associated with them was Nergal, who in one such omen texts is identified as the slayer of an igitelû.{{sfn|George|2012|p=423}} There is also evidence that birth of one-eyed animals was regarded as an omen connected to Nergal.{{sfn|George|2012|p=423}} He proposes that a relief originally excavated in [[Khafajah]] (ancient Tubub) depicting a god stabbing a one-eyed monster with rays of light emenating from his head might be a pictorial representation of this hypothetical myth,{{sfn|George|2012|pp=422–423}} though other interpretations have been proposed too, including Marduk killing [[Tiamat]] and [[Ninurta]] killing [[Asag]].{{sfn|George|2012|p=422}} However, neither of these found widespread support, and art historian Anthony Green in particular showed skepticism regarding them, noting art might preserve myths not known from textual record.{{sfn|George|2012|p=422}} Wilfred G. Lambert suggested that the cyclops in mention might instead be a depiction of Enmesharra, based on his description as a luminous deity in Enmesharra's Defeat.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=288}}