Among the most important models that were popularized and that their mention and spread in the horizons in the literature of ancient Iraq is a Babylonian poem that formed the epic of the warrior god, the heroic warrior, Ira, which is known in modern investigations by the title of the epic: Aishum and Ira.
This literary production was organized in a poetic and descriptive style with eloquent meanings and occupies a special place in Assyrian-Babylonian literature for many reasons, including:
Its organization and formulation: It can be included among the three best poems written in ancient Iraq.
Its literary features: it is considered one of the rare literary works that have risen to the point of tragic greatness.