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Ancient Mesopotamian god
rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Enlil (Sumerian: 𒀭𒂗𒆤 dEN-LÍL), later known as Elil and Ellil, is an ancient
Enlil
Sumerian creation myth
Enlil and Ninlil, the Myth of Enlil and Ninlil, or Enlil and Ninlil: The begetting of Nanna is a Sumerian creation myth, written on clay tablets in the
Enlil_and_Ninlil
Mesopotamian primordial deities
Ancestors of Enlil or Enki-Ninki deities were a group of Mesopotamian deities. Individual lists do not agree on their number, though the enumerations
Ancestors_of_Enlil
Babylonian astrology tablets
Enuma Anu Enlil (𒌓𒀭𒈾𒀭𒂗𒆤𒇲 U4 AN.na dEN.LÍL.lá, lit. When [the gods] Anu and Enlil [...]), abbreviated EAE, is a major series of 68 or 70 tablets
Enuma_Anu_Enlil
National god of the Babylonians
(and by extension Marduk and Enlil) was in place. The names of the city walls were switched, with Imgur-Enlil and Nimit-Enlil in Babylon while Imgur-Marduk
Marduk
King of Babylon
Kudur-Enlil, rendered in cuneiform as Ku-dur dEN.LÍL (c. 1254–1246 BC), "son of Enlil," was the 26th king of the 3rd or Kassite dynasty of Babylon. He
Kudur-Enlil
Sacred Texts
The Hymn to Enlil, Enlil and the Ekur (Enlil A), Hymn to the Ekur, Hymn and incantation to Enlil, Hymn to Enlil the all beneficent or Excerpt from an
Hymn_to_Enlil
Mesopotamian goddess
LÍL; meaning uncertain) was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as the wife of Enlil. She shared many of his functions, especially the responsibility for declaring
Ninlil
King of Isin
Enlil-bani (𒀭𒂗𒆤𒁀𒉌; died c. 1836 BC) was the 10th king of the 1st Dynasty of Isin and reigned 24 years according to the Ur-Isin kinglist. He is best
Enlil-bani
Ancient Mesopotamian god of the sky; god of all gods
"Enlil in practice wielded greater power" according to the Mesopotamians. Beaulieu similarly states that functionally the active head god was Enlil and
Anu
Babylonian earth goddess
these deities being Enlil, god of the air. According to legends, the heavens and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born; Enlil cleaved the heavens
Ki_(goddess)
Bronze Age god in ancient Syria
Euphrates area, he was regarded as the "father of gods" similar to Mesopotamian Enlil or Hurrian Kumarbi, as well as a lord of the land, a god of prosperity,
Dagon
King of Babylon
Kadašman-Enlil II, typically rendered dka-dáš-man-dEN.LÍL in contemporary inscriptions, meaning “he believes in Enlil” (c. 1263-1255 BC) was the 25th king
Kadashman-Enlil_II
God in Sumerian mythology
younger brother of Enlil, it could have been a way to equate Ea with Enlil, it could have been a way to assert that he is "like Enlil" in his domain, or
Enki
King of Babylon
Wikisource has original text related to this article: Kadashman-Enlil I Kadašman-Enlil I (mka-dáš-man-dEN.LÍL in contemporary inscriptions) was a Kassite
Kadashman-Enlil_I
Mesopotamian goddess of writing
of Enlil, alongside her husband Haya. In the myth Enlil and Sud she plays an important role due to being the mother of the eponymous deity. Enlil seeks
Nisaba
Mesopotamian lunar god
a god of equal status as the usual heads of the Mesopotamian pantheon, Enlil and Anu, or as a king of the gods in his own right, is also attested, though
Sin_(mythology)
Group of ancient Mesopotamian deities
oldest of the Anunnaki was Enlil, the god of air and chief god of the Sumerian pantheon. The Sumerians believed that, until Enlil was born, heaven and earth
Anunnaki
King of Isin
Lipit-Enlil, written dli-pí-it den.líl, where the Sumerian King List and the Ur-Isin king list match on his name and reign (died c. 1868 BC), was the
Lipit-Enlil
First known Mesopotamian religion
earth) and An (the sky), who mated together and produced a son named Enlil. Enlil separated heaven from earth and claimed the earth as his domain. Humans
Sumerian_religion
Ancient Mesopotamian clay stele
The Enlil-bānī land grant kudurru is an ancient Mesopotamian narû ša ḫaṣbi, or clay stele, recording the confirmation of a beneficial grant of land by
Enlil-bānī_land_grant_kudurru
Babylonian creation myth
remind people of Enlil, thus the overthrowing of Apsu symbolically represents the dethronement of Enlil, the old head of the pantheon. Enlil is conspicuously
Enūma_Eliš
Region of space dominated by the Sun
The heliosphere is the magnetosphere, astrosphere, and outermost atmospheric layer of the Sun. It takes the shape of a vast, tailed bubble-like region
Heliosphere
Archaeological site in Iraq
EN.LÍLKI, "Enlil City;" Akkadian: Nibbur) was an ancient Sumerian city. It was the special seat of the worship of the Sumerian god Enlil, the "Lord Wind"
Nippur
Mesopotamian god
was a Mesopotamian god best attested as the sukkal (divine vizier) of Enlil. He was also associated with fire and light, and could be invoked as a protective
Nuska
King of Babylon
Enlil-nādin-šumi, inscribed mdEN.LĺL-MU-MU or mdEN.LĺL-na-din-MU, meaning “Enlil is the giver of a name,” was a king of Babylon, c. 1224 BC, following
Enlil-nadin-shumi
Akkadian creation myth
The epic of Atra-Hasis contains the myth of the creation of mankind by Enlil, Anu and Enki, also known as Anunnaki and Igigi, the superior and the inferior
Atra-Hasis
Clay tablet in Mesopotamian mythology
cylinder seals, which, as a permanent legal document, conferred upon the god Enlil his supreme authority as ruler of the universe. His aptitude as the greatest
Tablet_of_Destinies
Archaeological site in Syria
BC, the site was renamed "Šubat-Enlil" by the king Shamshi-Adad I, and it became his residential capital. Shubat-Enlil was abandoned around 1700 BC. The
Tell_Leilan
King of Babylon
Enlil-nādin-aḫe, “Enlil gives a brother,” or Enlil-šuma-uṣur, “Enlil protect the son,” depending on the reading of –MU-ŠEŠ, ca. 1157—1155 BC, was the 36th
Enlil-nadin-ahi
King of Assyria
Enlil-kudurrī-uṣur, mdEnlil(be)-ku-dúr-uṣur, (Enlil protect the eldest son), was the 81st king of Assyria according to the Assyrian King List. Enlil-kudurri-usur
Enlil-kudurri-usur
Sumerian King
favourably regarded by Ana, the king of the lands; the great patesi of Enlil; endowed with understanding by Enki; whose name was spoken by Babbar (the
Lugal-zage-si
Mesopotamian deity
of Enlil," which lists many generations of ancestral deities. Various fragmentary myths describe confrontations between him and deities such as Enlil, Ninurta
Enmesharra
Ancient Mesopotamian god
with the planet Saturn. Ninurta was regarded as the son of the chief god Enlil and his main cult center in Sumer was the Eshumesha temple in Nippur. As
Ninurta
Final ruling dynasty listed on the Sumerian King List
Nation” — “Beloved of the gods: Anu, Enlil, and Nanna” — “King of the Land of Sumer and Akkad” — “Beloved of the god Enlil and the goddess Ninisina” — “Lord
Dynasty_of_Isin
Assyrian archaeological site in Iraq
labat) is an archaeological site of the ancient Assyrian city of Imgur-Enlil, and modern village in Nineveh Province (Iraq). It lies 25 kilometres (16 mi)
Balawat
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
I Kadashman-Enlil I Burna-Buriash II Kara-hardash Nazi-Bugash Kurigalzu II Nazi-Maruttash Kadashman-Turgu Kadashman-Enlil II Kudur-Enlil Shagarakti-Shuriash
Alexander_the_Great
Primordial goddess of ancient Babylon religion
winds, a net, a club, and an invincible spear. Anu was first replaced by Enlil, and, in the late version that has survived after the First Babylonian dynasty
Tiamat
King of Assyria
Enlil-nirari (“Enlil is my helper”) was King of Assyria from c. 1327 BC to 1318 BC during the Middle Assyrian Empire. He was the son of Aššur-uballiṭ I
Enlil-nirari
Shu-Enlil (also known as Ibarum; fl. c. 2275 BC) was a son of Sargon of Akkad, first king of Akkad. Ibrium Ibrahim (disambiguation) Abraham (disambiguation)
Shu-Enlil
King of Babylon
Enlil-nādin-apli, "Enlil (is) giver of an heir," reigned c. 1099–1096 BC, was the 5th king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, and the 4th dynasty of Babylon.
Enlil-nadin-apli
Primeval sea in Mesopotamian mythology
marsh." The act of procreation led to the birth of the younger gods: Enki, Enlil, and Anu. Anchored in the Tablet of Destinies, they founded an organisation
Abzu
Mesopotamian god of death
Mesopotamian underworld, depending on the myth either on behalf of his parents Enlil and Ninlil, or in later periods as a result of his marriage with the goddess
Nergal
City walls of ancient Babylon
Imgur-Enlil and Nēmet-Enlil. His son Nebuchadnezzar II expanded the walls subsequently, doubling their size. Nebuchadnezzar II's inner wall (Imgur-Enlil) was
Walls_of_Babylon
Sumerian lament
of Enlil; Ishme-Dagan recreates Nippur storm of Enlil; Enlil recreates Nippur storm of Enlil; Ishme-Dagan recreates Nippur storm of Enlil; Enlil recreates
Lament_for_Nippur
King of Assyria
the throne and styled himself king of the universe and priest of the gods Enlil and Ninurta. His reign overlaps the reigns of his Babylonian contemporaries
Ninurta-apal-Ekur
Amorite conqueror (r. 1808–1776 BC)
Mesopotamia. His capital was originally at Ekallatum and later moved to Šubat-Enlil. Shamshi-Adad I inherited the throne in Ekallatum from Ila-kabkabu (fl.
Shamshi-Adad_I
Title applied to various gods of ancient Mesopotamian religions
called Enlil in Sumerian was to be read as Bel in Akkadian. Current scholarship holds this as incorrect, but Bel is used in referring to Enlil in older
Bel_(mythology)
Semitic storm god
in Sumer and agriculture there depended on irrigation instead. The gods Enlil and Ninurta also had storm god features that diminished Iškur's distinct
Hadad
Issi'ak Assur
Enlil-nasir I was the king of Assyria from c. 1497–1485 BC. In the List of Assyrian kings appears the following entry (king # 62): Enlil-nasir, son of
Enlil-nasir_I
Founder of the Akkadian Empire
(ensi) of Enlil". It celebrates the conquest of Uruk and the defeat of Lugalzagesi, whom Sargon brought "in a collar to the gate of Enlil": Sargon, king
Sargon_of_Akkad
King of Akkad
known named author in world history. Little is known about his brother Shu-Enlil. There was a city, Dur-Rimuš (Fortress of Rimush), located near Tell Ishchali
Rimush
Gutian Dynasty of Sumer
rulership to Sumer. Note the Mesopotamian names of Tirigan's generals. "The god Enlil — (as for) Gu[tium], the fanged serpent of the mountain, who acted with
Gutian_rule_in_Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian goddess
developed secondarily. She was considered to be a member of the court of Enlil, and in a number of text appears with other deities connected to him, such
Kusu_(goddess)
Flood myth in the Epic of Gilgamesh
population. Ea tells him to say that Enlil has rejected him and he can no longer reside in the city or set foot in Enlil's territory. He should also say that
Gilgamesh_flood_myth
Sacred building of ancient Sumer
with deities such as Anu, Enlil, Enki and Ninhursag. In the Hymn to Enlil, the Ekur is closely linked to Enlil whilst in Enlil and Ninlil it is the abode
Ekur
King of Assyria
Enlil-Nasir II (died c. 1425 BC) was the king of Assyria from c. 1430 BC to 1425 BC. The brother of Ashur-nadin-ahhe I, he seized the throne in a successful
Enlil-Nasir_II
Mesopotamian goddess
Ninimma was a Mesopotamian goddess best known as a courtier of Enlil. She is well attested as a deity associated with scribal arts, and is variously described
Ninimma
deities in the Mesopotamian pantheon during all periods were the deities An, Enlil, and Enki. However, newer research shows that the arrangement of the top
List_of_Mesopotamian_deities
Mesopotamian god regarded as father of Enlil in some traditions
understood as a theogonic figure. He is best attested as the father of Enlil, the head of the Mesopotamian pantheon, though other traditions about the
Lugaldukuga
2009 video game
contact, where he reveals himself to be Enlil, an alien exile who has been on Earth for 240 years. Adams/Enlil reports that Prometheus is dead, and that
The_Conduit
Ancient Mesopotamian goddess of death and the underworld
and the healing goddess Nintinugga. In one late magical text her son with Enlil was her vizier Namtar. The Hurrian underworld goddess Allani was conflated
Ereshkigal
Ancient Assyrian national deity
equivalent of Enlil, with titles such as "lord of the lands" (bēl mātāte), "king of the gods" (šar ilāni) and "the Assyrian Enlil" (Enlil aššurê). Adad-nirari
Ashur_(god)
Hurrian father of the gods
and with the Mesopotamian god Enlil. From the sixteenth century BCE onward, and possibly also earlier, Kumarbi and Enlil were viewed as equivalents, though
Kumarbi
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
religious center of all Mesopotamia was the city of Nippur where the god Enlil was supreme, and it would remain so until replaced by Babylon during the
Babylonia
Mesopotamian kingdom of the early 2nd millennium BC
uncovered at Šubat-Enlil (the excavators at the site focused on earlier periods and not the 2nd millennium BC). The extant Šubat-Enlil texts date from after
Kingdom_of_Upper_Mesopotamia
Ruler of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2254–2218 BC)
places like Turkey and Iran. He became the patron city god of Akkade as Enlil was in Nippur. His enduring fame resulted in later rulers, Naram-Sin of
Naram-Sin_of_Akkad
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
Farouk N. H. Al-Rawi, Nabopolassar's Restoration Work on the Wall "Imgur-Enlil at Babylon, Iraq, vol. 47, pp. 1–13, 1985 MacGinnis, John (1986). "Herodotus'
Babylon
Sumerian goddess
determined the destiny of the E-maḫ, Ninhursag's temple in Adab, alongside Enlil and Enki. In pre-Sargonian Lagash, Nintur occurred in offering lists as
Ninhursag
Ancient Mesopotamian goddess
flies and tells him that Enlil never discussed the flood with any of the other gods. She swears him that she will never allow Enlil to cause another flood
Inanna
Mythological first king of Sumer
giving Š[uruppak?] to [Sud?]. 6 Those cities .. their settlements ... 7 An, Enlil, [Enki?] and Ninhursaĝ 8 Among(?) those cities, Eridu .. they established
Alulim
Akkadian mythological spirits
around those who have been found wayward or to be rewarded by the deity Enlil. The spirit identified by the Akkadians as "Rabisu" is not an inherently
Rabisu
Akkadian ruler (2217–2193 BC)
majordomos (example - "Sar-kali-sarri, king of the subjects of the god Enlil. Tuta-sar-libbis, the queen: Iskun-Dagan, scr[ibe] and her major[d]omo,
Shar-Kali-Sharri
Mesopotamian goddess
such as Nisaba and Ezina-Kusu. She was often called the older sister of Enlil. Her cult centers most likely were the cities of Kesh, Adab and Irisaĝrig
Aruru_(goddess)
Oldest surviving literary text in the world
prism contains around 145 lines in eight sections, similar to the Hymn to Enlil. Langdon called it "A Liturgy to Nintud, Goddess of Creation" and noted
Kesh_temple_hymn
Third period of Assyrian history
southern Mesopotamia ascribed to Enlil. The development of equating Ashur with Enlil, or at least transferring Enlil's role to Ashur, was parallelled in
Middle_Assyrian_Empire
Creation myth
by a mass reproduction of these creatures and a great flood triggered by Enlil. The Genesis creation narrative exhibits striking parallels; researchers
Eridu_Genesis
American football player (born 2002)
Adonai Enlil "AD" Mitchell (born October 8, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League
Adonai_Mitchell
Character from the Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh softens his heart, Enkidu nevertheless decapitates the monster. Enlil reproaches them for his death, and distributes the seven auras to the fields
Enkidu
King of Shuruppak (c. 2900 BC)
apparently over, and Ziusudra is prostrating himself before An (Sky) and Enlil (Lordbreath), who give him "breath eternal" and take him to dwell in Dilmun
Ziusudra
Ancient city in Mesopotamia
excavating at Kish in 1924. He found inscribed bricks of Ishme-Dagan and Enlil-bani. Two years later Raymond P. Dougherty, on behalf of the American Schools
Isin
Mesopotamian god
Dynastic Period until the old Babylonian period. He was regarded as the son of Enlil and Ninhursag; several scholars have proposed that in an older tradition
Ningirsu
Concept in Mesopotamian mythology
netherworld came from a mountainous country outside of Babylonia. The myth of Enlil and Ninlil opens with a description of the city of Nippur, its walls, river
Garden of the gods (Sumerian paradise)
Garden_of_the_gods_(Sumerian_paradise)
Character in Gilgamesh myths
Humbaba as a fearsome being assigned to his position by Enlil: In order to keep the cedars safe, Enlil made it his destiny to be the terror of the people.
Humbaba
in the compilation of a comprehensive reference work known as Enuma Anu Enlil. Its contents consisted of 70 cuneiform tablets comprising 7,000 celestial
Babylonian_astrology
associated with the city of Eridu in Sumer, Assur with Assur and Assyria, Enlil with the Sumerian city of Nippur, Ishtar with the Assyrian city of Arbela
Ancient_Mesopotamian_religion
Epic poem from Mesopotamia
gigantic tree that Enkidu plans to fashion into a door for the temple of Enlil. They build a raft and return home along the Euphrates with the giant tree
Epic_of_Gilgamesh
Mesopotamian god
as a divine doorkeeper. He was associated with the Ekur, the temple of Enlil in Nippur. He is attested in sources from this city from multiple periods
Kalkal_(god)
Mesopotamian texts that talk about gods and fantastic creatures
flesh, and blood from a slain god. Later in the story though, the god Enlil attempts to control overpopulation of humans through various methods, including
Mesopotamian_mythology
Hypothetical planet
epic Enûma Eliš: “When Marduk fixed the locations (manzazu) of Nibiru, Enlil and Ea in the sky". The Enûma Eliš states: Nibiru is [Marduk's] star, which
Nibiru_(Babylonian_astronomy)
Babylonian astronomical tablet
The Venus tablet of Ammi-Saduqa (Enuma Anu Enlil Tablet 63) is the record of astronomical positions for Venus, as preserved in numerous cuneiform tablets
Venus_tablet_of_Ammisaduqa
Second period of Assyrian history
conqueror Shamshi-Adad I in c. 1808 BC. Shamshi-Adad ruled from the city Shubat-Enlil and established a short-lived kingdom, sometimes called the Kingdom of Upper
Old_Assyrian_period
Sumerian name given to the laws of the gods
the poem "Enki and the World Order", the Me were originally collected by Enlil and then handed over to the guardianship of Enki, who was to broker them
Me_(mythology)
Enlil," was the name of the position of governor of the Mesopotamian city of Nippur from the Kassite period (mid second millennium BC) onward. Enlil,
Šandabakku
three gods Anu, Enlil and Ea. Disassociating these Gods from all local connections, Anu became the power presiding over the Heavens, to Enlil was assigned
Religions of the ancient Near East
Religions_of_the_ancient_Near_East
King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
the following longer titulature: Sargon, prefect of Enlil, priest of Ashur, elect of Anu and Enlil, the mighty king, king of the universe, king of Assyria
Sargon_II
State in Mesopotamia (c. 2334–2154 BC)
city from danger, (the citizens of his city requested from Astar in Eanna, Enlil in Nippur, Dagan in Tuttul, Ninhursag in Kes, Ea in Eridu, Sin in Ur, Samas
Akkadian_Empire
Assyrian goddess
Sumerian goddess Ninlil, wife of the god Enlil, which would parallel the fact that Asshur himself was modeled on Enlil. Mullissu's name was written dnin.líl
Mullissu
King of Babylon
succeeded his father, Ninurta-nādin-šumi, and was succeeded in turn by his son Enlil-nādin-apli, brother Marduk-nādin-aḫḫē and then nephew Marduk-šāpik-zēri
Nebuchadnezzar_I
Mythological beings of heaven in Sumerian mythology
Igigi then rebel against the dictatorship of Enlil, setting fire to their tools and surrounding Enlil's great house by night. On hearing that toil on
Igigi
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