Enlil
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Enlil is a chief god in ancient Mesopotamian religion, associated with wind, air, and authority over the cosmos.
Aliases (2)
- Elil (Enlil) ×1
- Ellil ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian deity
→
Sumerian god → chief god → |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
→
destiny → fertility of the land → kingship → law → |
| child |
Adad
→
Inanna → Ishkur → Ishtar → Nanna → Nergal → Ninurta → Sin → |
| cosmicFunction |
decreeing destinies
→
separation of heaven and earth → |
| culture |
Akkadian religion
→
Assyrian religion → Babylonian religion → Sumerian religion → |
| domain |
air
→
authority over the cosmos → storms → wind → |
| epithet |
Great Mountain
→
King of All Lands → Lord Wind → |
| equivalent |
Ellil
→
|
| gender |
male
→
|
| mainCultCenter |
Nippur
→
|
| parent |
An
→
Anu → Ki → Ninhursag → |
| role |
chief deity of the Sumerian pantheon
→
king of the gods → lord of the air → |
| spouse |
Ninlil
→
Sud → |
| symbol |
horned crown
→
shining halo → staff → |
| temple |
Ekur
→
|
| templeLocation |
Nippur
→
|
| textualSource |
Enlil and Ninlil
→
Enuma Elish → Sumerian King List → |
| worshipPeriod |
3rd millennium BCE
→
|
| worshipRegion |
Mesopotamia
→
|
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mesopotamia
→
Nippur → |
majorDeity |
|
Marduk
→
|
absorbedFunctionsOf |
|
Nippur
→
|
EkurDedicatedTo |
|
Enlil
("Ellil")
→
|
equivalent |
|
El
("Elil (Enlil)")
→
|
oftenComparedTo |
|
Sumer
→
|
pantheonIncludes |
|
Anu
→
|
parentOf |
|
Nippur
→
|
primaryCultCenterOf |