Great Mountain

E307010

Great Mountain is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Enlil, highlighting his supreme authority and towering, foundational role in the cosmos.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Great Mountain canonical 3

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
religious title
appearsIn Akkadian literary texts
Sumerian literary texts
appliedToDeity Enlil
associatedWithPantheon Mesopotamian religion
surface form: Mesopotamian pantheon
centerOfCultRegion Nippur
cosmicRole axis between heaven and earth
foundation of the universe
culture Mesopotamian religion
denotesAttribute cosmic sovereignty
foundational role in the cosmos
supreme authority
describesDomain heaven and earth
epithetType cosmic epithet
theological epithet
functionInTexts to emphasize Enlil’s foundational cosmic role
to exalt Enlil’s supremacy
honorificFor chief god
languageOfOrigin Sumerian
linkedConcept cosmic order
creation
divine kingship
refersTo Enlil
religiousTradition Akkadian religion
Sumerian religion
symbolizes cosmic centrality
height
stability
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE
2nd millennium BCE
3rd millennium BCE
titleOf Enlil
surface form: Enlil, chief god of the Mesopotamian pantheon
usedIn Mesopotamian hymns
Mesopotamian prayers
Mesopotamian royal inscriptions
worshipContext state cult of Enlil
temple liturgy

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enlil epithet Great Mountain
Mount Agung nameMeaning Great Mountain
Mahameru nameMeaning Great Mountain