Enlil
Americannoun
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For example, the patron god of Uruk was Inanna, the goddess of fertility; the city of Nippur revered the weather god Enlil; and Ur claimed the moon god Sin.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
In response the god of gods, Enlil, cursed Gilgamesh's land by salting the fields so nothing could grow there.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2021
After nine months, he held the baby in his arms and introduced her to Enlil.
From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2019
As long ago as 3000 B.C., he notes, the Epic of Gilgamesh discussed “the uproar of mankind,” which aggravated the god Enlil.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2012
It contained a series of ki-šub melodies which formed the prototype of the later Enlil series of which three tablets have been edited by the writer, see Sumerian Liturgical Texts 167.
From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen
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