Enlil
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For example, in one Sumerian myth, the storm god Enlil nearly destroyed the entire human race with a flood when the noise made by humans annoyed him and kept him from sleep.
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
The composer of the Enlil series elum didara obviously introduced this irrelevant melody to obtain the fine passage to the weeping mother, Rev. 10-21 on BM.
From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen
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