Enlil

Enlil (also En - Lil, El- Lil, Ellil; epithet Nunamnir ) is the main god of the Sumerian and also Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian religion and role model and part of other deities of various ancient Near Eastern peoples.

The name En - Lil comes from the Sumerian language and literally means " Lord Wind ". In connection seen the word "Lord of the loud word " or "Lord of the command " means. He is the son of the chief god An. He is married to Ninlil, in some traditions with the Mummy ( Anzu myth ). His brother was Enki. He was the father of several of the most important gods of the Sumerian pantheon as Ninurta, Nanna (Sin) and Ischkur ( Adad ). His messenger was Nusku. Enlil is already mentioned on the tablets of Jemdet Nasr. By fate boards he ruled over the other gods. After Akkadian ideas these panels determined the course of events. For the Sumerians few gods Enlil were the same.

In the Babylonian religion Enlil's role was taken over the course of time of Marduk, the Assyrian religion of Ashur. In Neo-Assyrian period Ashur and Enlil in Assyria were often equated.

Cult

His main cult and the most important center of Sumerian religion was Nippur ( É.KUR ). Many gods traveled once a year to Nippur to obtain the blessing of Enlil. Enlil also had a temple E ʿ UGAL in major Kurigalzu. Parts of the temple were dedicated to Ninurta and Ninlil.

Literary representations

In the Sumerian and Akkadian seal Enlil was treated several times.

• In the didactic poem of the creation of the hoe him in the separation of heaven and earth is attributed.
• In the myth of Enlil and Ninlil he is at the center. Here he is, even though the highest ranking god, banished by the other gods for raping Ninlils from his city Nippur in the underworld. After she had given birth to her son Nanna, Nanna Ninlil and followed him into the underworld. Here Ninlil gave birth to other children who remained instead of Enlil in the underworld.
• Add to the 70 panels canonical series Enuma Anu cuneiform tablet Enlil ominous manifestations of the moon, sun, planets and fixed stars will be treated in 7000 omens.