Enlil
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They built temples in the Sumerian city of Nippur, which was sacred to the storm god Enlil, the ruler of the gods in the Sumerian pantheon.
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
He did not forget how she, as well as Rafael, had put him on this path 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 was copied into another Enlil song service as we have seen.
From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen
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