Enlil = Anu‘s son & heir-apparent, spouse to Ninlil
(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)!)
(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)
Enlil Speaking in the 1st Person:
“’Is it too late for me to take Ninlil as my wife?’
interrupted Enlil, turning to the Assembly.
He turned then to Ninlil. He knelt graciously in front of her.
‘Will you accept me as your true husband, Ninlil?
Nothing can undo what was done,
and I deserve the hardest punishment for my act,
but I am also honor-bound to set balances right
for what I did to you, my Lady, and my seed.
I’ll do more than marrying you, Ninlil, …”
“Ninlil, don’t cross the threshold to the Below‘.
‘Have you crossed it?’ she asked instead,
raising her head to meet his light sky-blue eyes ...”
“…… Ninurta, having confidence in himself; …… he will be standing;
the waters will be dried up as if by the sun’s heat;
…… he will breathe again, he will be standing full of joy.
I shall cause horrid storms to rise against …… of the Hero Ninurta …….
…… as for him who resisted (?) the Mountains, he has been amazed by his strength.
Now I shall give my orders, you are to follow these instructions:
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…… in the fields, let him not diminish the population.
…… let him not cause a lack of posterity.
Let him not cause to perish the name of all the kinds of species whose destinies I, Enlil, have decreed.”
“Enlil struck out with great ferocity.
He announced: “A devastating deluge shall be invoked…”
“Then Enlil went up into the ship.
He grasped my hand,
He caused me to go aboard,
He caused my wife to go aboard,
He made her to kneel beside me
He stood there between us,
He touched our foreheads and blessed us;
‘Until now, Ziusudra has been a more mortal
But from now shall Ziusudra and his wife
Be like unto us gods.
Ziusudra shall reside far away –
At the confluence of the celestial rivers –
There shall he dwell!’
And so they took me and made me reside far away, …”
“‘I, Enlil, am elevated in heaven,
and am the lord of all the divine powers on earth.
The good fate I have decreed to Lipit-Ectar is something which can never be changed!’…”
“I am Nunamnir, whose firm commands and decisions are immutable!
You have made my lofty E-kur shine gloriously, you have raised it high with a brilliant crenelation.
Trustworthy hero, you have made it shine gloriously in the Land. Ur-Namma, mighty lord,
may your (?) kingship be unparalleled,
may your fame spread to heaven’s borders, as far as the foot of the mountains!”
As Enlil:
“Enlil, son of the Great God An!…”
“These are the ones who seized power.
The gods cast lots and divided (the Cosmos):
[Enlil had] the earth as his subject;
[the lock,] the snare of the sea
[was given] to Enki the wise.
[and Enki w]ent down [to the ap[su, . . .
(they caused] the Igigi (lesser gods) [to bear the work]. …”
“In those days, in those distant days,
in those nights, in those remote nights,
in those years, in those distant years;
in days of yore, when the necessary things
had been brought into manifest existence,
in days of yore, when the necessary things
had been for the first time properly cared for,
when bread had been tasted for the first time in the shrines of the Land,
when the ovens of the Land had been made to work,
when the heavens had been separated from the earth,
when the earth had been delimited from the heavens,
when the fame of mankind had been established,
when An (Anu) had taken the heavens for himself,
when Enlil had taken the earth for himself,
when the nether world had been given to Erec-kigala (Ereshkigal) as a gift; …”
“Before God Enlil, the Foremost hears his cries.
The gods will be filled with wrath against us for our deed.
Enlil in the city of Nippur,…”
“Enlil. He looked with favor at his black-headed people.
Now the Anuna gods stepped forward to him, and did (jal) obeisance to him.
They calmed Enlil with a prayer,
for they wanted to demand (al-dug) the black-headed people from him.
Ninmena (Ninhursag), the lady who had given birth to the ruler,
who had given birth to the king, now set (aljaja) human reproduction going.
The leader of heaven and earth, lord Nunamnir (Enlil),
named the important persons and valued (kal) persons.
He …… these persons, and recruited them to provide for the gods.
Now Enki praised Enlil’s hoe (al), and the maiden Nisaba
(Enlil’s mother-in-law) was made responsible for keeping records of the decisions…”
“Enlil also laid plans to bring forth seeds, plants, trees and abundance to the earth.
His was the Inspiration to fashion the pickaxe and the hoe so that humankind could work the ground…”
“Surprise made her stop and examine him openly.
He was tall, slight of built and with light-colored eyes
that gleamed in the dim light of the coming dawn.
He seemed to carry no color and yet be the opposite of darkness.
He was Force, Weightless Energy and Sheer Might.
Ninlil stood just apparently very still…”
“She started swimming for her life, but Enlil was faster.
In a swift move he lifted her off the river by the waist
and laid her on the raft, standing on top of her.
Ninlil struggled in vain. He was much stronger.
Soon his mouth was in hers,
his hands everywhere along her body, tearing her morning dress.
Then his member entered her vagina,
breaking the sensitive skin that kept her maidenhood intact.
Ninlil released a shout of pain.
Then Enlil was inside her and moving to a rhythm …”
“the son of Enlil, the god Ickur (Ishkur / Adad), thundering in heaven and earth,…”
“Nuska (Enlil’s son & minister)!
The Great Mountain Enlil has summoned you to his divine powers.
He has made long life issue gloriously in heaven and earth for you
who were fathered by lord Nunamnir (Enlil); you are his beloved lord.
He has entrusted the princely divine powers (alien technologies)
of the E-kur (Enlil’s temple / residence in Nippur),…
divine powers of the father, of the Great Mountain to you.
Lord Nuska, summoned by the Prince!…”
“Nuska, majestic minister of Enlil,… you have been given a majestic name by Ninlil.
You have been given wisdom by Enki.
You were born to Enul (Enlil) and Ninul (Ninlil), and so you are united with the lordly seed…”
“’Minister, you are endowed with princely strength …… the lustration rites.
You gladden father Enlil’s heart!’
Praise be to Nuska…”
“the princely daughter who prospers together with the Great Mountain,
Šu-zi-ana, the junior wife of father Enlil, has erected a house in your precinct,
O Du-saĝ-dili, and taken her seat upon your dais.”
“she who has contended with the Great Mountain Enlil.
The cow cries aloud to her about her calf and, because of her distress,
Nintud — mother Nintud— looks for him, mother Nintud, the august lady of Kec,
she who has contended with the Great Mountain Enlil.
When mother Nintud sat upon the throne-dais on the holy seat of joy,
the seat from which she has made everything numerous,
it was then that the highest divine powers (alien technologies), which are golden,
the glory of the numerous people —
the en priesthood and the kingship — were created for (& by) Enlil.
When Nintud, mother Nintud, sat upon the throne-dais on the seat of joy,
the seat from which she has made everything numerous,
it was then that the highest divine powers (alien technologies),
which are golden, the glory of the numerous people —
the en priesthood and the kingship — were created for (& by) Enlil. …”
“it is by his Will that the scepter of kingship is conferred to the fair and strong kings to rule over the earth.
Enlil also laid plans to bring forth seeds, plants, trees and abundance to the earth.
His was the Inspiration to fashion the pickaxe and the hoe so that humankind could work the ground…”
“the whole universe, the well-guarded people —
may they all address Enlil together in a single language! …”
“Now when Enlil arrived and saw the boat,
He waxed wroth,
He was filled with fury against the heavenly Igigi gods and said:
‘What! – Has any mortal escaped?
No mortal was to survive the destruction (Noah‘s Flood)!’
Ninurta, God of War, opened his mouth to speak, said to valiant Enlil:
‘Who besides the god Enki could devise such a plan?
The god Enki alone understands every matter.’…”
“Just then Beletili (Ninhursag) arrived.
She lifted up the large flies (beads) which Anu had made for his enjoyment(!):
You gods, as surely as I shall not forget this lapis lazuli around my neck,
may I be mindful of these days, and never forget them!
The gods may come to the incense offering, but Enlil may not come to the incense offering,
because without considering he brought about the Flood and consigned my people to annihilation.’…”
“Humbaba–Wer is his…..
Adad the storm is his voice,
He has the breath of death.
He was appointed guardian of the Cedar Forest
By Enlil, son of An, the Great God,
To terrify all mortals…
Enlil appointed him to be guard,
To watch the cedars, terrify mortals,
Weakness grips one who goes down into the Cedar Forest…”
“They entered before Enlil.
After they had kissed the ground before Enlil,
they threw the leather bag down, tipped out his head, and placed it before Enlil.
When Enlil saw the head of Huwawa, he spoke angrily to Gilgamec:
(instead of lines 181-186, 1 ms. has: They brought it before Enlil and Ninlil.
When Enlil approached (?), …… went out the window (?), and Ninlil went out …….”
“Oh Gilgamec! Enlil, the Great Mountain, the father of gods,
has made kingship your destiny, but not eternal life –…”
“Let Icme-Dagan, son of Enlil on the king’s pedestal,…”
“When the house of Enlil, the shrine which assigns the divine powers,
is made up as for a festival, and Enlil and Ninlil sit there attractively,…
May they look favorably upon Icme-Dagan, son of Enlil!…”
“The throne of Enlil is not to be removed from there.
I, Icme-Dagan, son of Dagan, stood the throne for Enlil my master…”
“Enlil, king of the foreign lands, chose me, Icme-Dagan, son of Dagan, by extispicy.
He looked upon me joyfully in E-kur, and spoke well of me to Sumer…”
“Enlil, great in heaven, surpassing on earth, exceptional and wide-reaching in Sumer,
Nunamnir (Enlil), lord of princes, king of kings!
He determined a good destiny in the holy city for me, (King) Icme-Dagan, son of Dagan (Enlil).
He named me with a favorable name even when my seed was inserted into the womb.
Nintud (Ninhursag) stood by at my birth,
and she established the office of en (high-priest) for me ……, even when my umbilical cord was cut.
Enlil, my principal deity, bestowed on me the shepherdship of Sumer,…”
“I (Ishme-Dagan) am the …… son of Enlil, I am the …… of Ninlil,…
Daily I shall issue instructions for what my master will have to eat,
and what I will give to drink, fulfilling the great commands of E-kur:
thereby I carry out correctly the instructions of my master Enlil…”
“ Icme-Dagan ……decorated the chariot with silver, gold, and lapis lazuli for his king, Enlil…
Enlil stepped onto the chariot and embraced mother Ninlil, his spouse.
He was followed by Ninurta (Enlil’s son), his mighty hero,
and by the Anuna (Anunnaki gods) who are with Enlil…”
“Ninurta, the mighty commissioner, has looked after things!
He stood there before the hero, his provider Icme-Dagan,
and issued the command to him to completely rebuild the E-kur,
the most precious shrine! He has restored its ancient property!
Enlil has ordered Icme-Dagan to restore its ziggurat temple, …”
“Enlil himself has commanded Icme-Dagan that the E-kur should shine like the day…”
“The one blessed by Enlil ……, Icme-Dagan, the shepherd, …… the son of Enlil…”
“Nudimmud ……. Lord of Eridug ……. Icme-Dagan ……., son of Enlil …….
…… gives (?) you your instructions …….”
“May he bestow a long life with vigorous (?) days on Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil!
May father Enki bestow a long life with vigorous (?) days on (King) Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil!…”
“It is mother Bau who is to give prince (King) Icme-Dagan,
the son of Enlil, a life of numerous days…”
“May the …… of Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil, …… be immutable…
Icme-Dagan, Enlil’s son, the leader? …”
“the spouse of the king, the woman, the goddess who is worth of the ladyship,
surpassing heaven and earth. I will pay her due homage.
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…… great divine powers …….
She cherished Lipit-Ectar, the son of Enlil …”
“Lipit-Ectar, the prince who is a supporter of yours, the son of Enlil,
has established justice in Sumer and Akkad, and made the Land feel content…”
“……, make …… hostile to him bow down for Lipit-Ectar, the son of Enlil! …”
“I am a king treated with respect, good offspring from the womb.
I am Lipit-Ectar (King Lipit-Ishtar), the (mixed-breed descendant) son of Enlil.
From the moment I lifted my head like a cedar sapling,
I have been a man who possesses strength in athletic pursuits.
As a young man I grew very muscular (?).
I am a lion in all respects(3 mss. have instead: to the extremes (?)), having no equal…”
“I am a human god (Lipit-Ectar), the lord of the numerous people.
I am the strong heir of kingship…
An placed the great and good crown firmly on my head.
Enlil gave the scepter to me, his beloved son, in the Ki-ur.
I am what makes Ninlil (Enlil’s spouse) happy: …”
“As the beloved husband of Inanna,
I lift my head high in the place Unug.
I am a proficient scribe of Nisaba (Enlil’s mother-in-law).
I am a young man whose word Utu confirms.
I am the perfection of kingship.
I am Lipit-Ectar, Enlil’s son…”
“I am Lipit-Ectar, Enlil’s son. I am a king who, as he sits, is fitted for the throne …”
“my spouse holy Inanna made firm the foundation of my throne.
She will embrace me forever and eternally.
I will spend all day for the Mistress in the good
(1 ms.: lapis-lazuli (blue-hued gem stone)
bedchamber that fills the heart with joy!
I am Lipit-Ectar, the powerful heir;
I am the king that makes justice prominent.
May my name be called on in all the foreign lands!
I am Lipit-Ectar, Enlil’s son.
It is sweet to praise me…”
“You sit down to plentiful food and drink.
You obtain the choicest goods from the Land.
For my king named by Nanna (Nannar), the son of Enlil, Ibbi-Suen,…”
“Lord Nunamnir gave to my king (Ur-Nammu) the lofty mace
which heaps up human heads like piles of dust (alien technologies)
in the hostile foreign countries and smashes the rebellious lands;…”
“Enlil, who ever rivaled him?
He thought up something of great importance
and he made public what his heart, a mighty river, carried:
the hidden secrets (?) of his holy thought.
The matter is a holy and pure one,
it concerns the divine powers of the E-kur (Enlil’s temple – residence in Nippur),
the fated good brick embedded (?) in the bottom of the abzu,
it is something most important: a trustworthy man will rebuild the E-kur,
thereby acquiring a lasting name.
The son of this trustworthy man will long hold the scepter,
and their throne will never be overthrown.
To that end, Acimbabbar (Nannar / Sin) appeared shining in the E-kur,
pleaded to his father Enlil and made him bring a childbearing mother (?);
in the E-duga, Nanna (Nannar), the princely son, asked for the thing to happen.
The en priestess gave birth to the trustworthy man
from his semen placed in the womb.
Enlil, the powerful shepherd, caused a young man to emerge:
a royal child, one who is perfectly fitted for the throne-dais,
Culgi (Shulgi) the king….the beloved one of Ninlil;
the one granted authority in the E-kur; the king of Urim (Ur), …”
“the property of Nanna, the houseborn-slave of the E-kur,
him whom Ninlil named at his birth Culgi, the shepherd of the Land,
the man whom Enlil knows, the steward of the temple…”
Nunamnir Quotes From Texts
Nunamnir = Enlil, Anu‘s 2nd son & heir
“Ninlil, the beloved wife of Nunamnir, …”
“They have told Damu (Bau‘s son), the chief barber (?, a doctor) of Nunamnir,
healer of the living, to make the foreign countries bow
at the feet of his father (Ninurta) and mother!…”
“forever the majesty of the Great Mountain Nunamnir,
enkara weapon of the universe!
It is his awe-inspiring way! has erected a house in your precinct,…”
“mother Ninlil, the beloved wife of Nunamnir, has erected a house in your precinct,…”
Lord Air Quotes From Texts
Lord Air = Enlil, Anu‘s son & heir-apparent
“Ninlil, from her seat, felt her heart melt,
but reason commanded her not to express her feelings openly.
Enlil had accepted her as his equal,
her baby was already acknowledged as Enlil’s and hers firstborn-to-be.
But the fact remained that the young lord Air (Enlil)
had claimed her through violence, …”
“Ninlil was the first to recover from the initial shock of Enlil’s vanishing.
She raised from her seat, went to the spot
where Lord Air had stood until moments ago…”
“Enlil, Lord Air and Enki‘s beloved older (younger) brother,…”
“I’ve heard young Enlil, Lord Air,…”
“Wisdom had finally started to find a tiny space in Enlil’s heart, giving substance to Lord Air…”
“I am called Ninlil, a Maiden of the Holy House of An, daughter of Haia,
God of the Stores and of the Barley Goddess Numbarshegunu (Nisaba).
I came alone and of my own free will to the Land of No Return
to intercede for the life of my lord, Enlil, the Air god,
who was sent to the Underworld because of a grave offense he did to myself…”
Bel Quotes From Texts Bel = sometimes Enlil
= sometimes Marduk
As Enlil:
“If it belongs really to Bêl (Enlil), it would have been marked with the spade…”
“(O Ninip (Ninurta)) is thy heart;
a worshipper of Bel (Enlil) whose might upon thy great deity is founded,…”
Marduk As Bel:
“Cyrus (king of Persia)… held the hands of Bel (The Lord) Marduk”
“Nabu, who comes, stands over, and watches. :
He is the criminal who is with Bel …..
Because he is with Bel (Marduk).
Tashmetu (Nabu‘s spouse), who bows down with him.
She has come to greet him.
The Lady of Babylon, who does not go to the Akitu temple.
She is the governess of the temple…”
“is the criminal who was present with Bel (Marduk).
They Ashshur (Ashur) ………… they have killed the daughter of Anu ……”
“an eternal line of kingship, whose rule Bêl (Marduk) and Nabu love,
whose kingship they desire for their hearts’ pleasure…”
Dagan / Dagon Quotes From Texts
Dagan / Dagon = some texts Enlil
= many texts Enki
= rarely Ninurta
god of vegetation, fertility god, half man and half fish
Dagan As Enlil:
“Enlil, great in heaven, surpassing on earth,
exceptional and wide-reaching in Sumer,
Nunamnir (Enlil), lord of princes, king of kings!
He determined a good destiny in the holy city for me,
(King) Icme-Dagan, son of Dagan (Enlil).
He named me with a favorable name
even when my seed was inserted into the womb.
Nintud (Ninhursag) stood by at my birth,
and she established the office of en (high-priest) for me ……,
even when my umbilical cord was cut.
Enlil, my principal deity, bestowed on me the shepherdship of Sumer,…”
“Enlil, king of the foreign lands, chose me,
Icme-Dagan, son of Dagan, by extispicy.
He looked upon me joyfully in E-kur, and spoke well of me to Sumer…”
“Dagan saw his sign and rejoiced.
Called all the gods and joyfully he spoke:
‘The strong one (Ninurta) has indeed slain Anzu on his mountain
He regained for his own hand the …. of Anu and Dagan…’…”
“Dagan, the august lord, ……
the divine powers of heaven and the divine powers of the earth.
He has chosen Icme-Dagan in the Land, he …….”
“Then she made Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil, the en priest of Unug,
into their guardian — this is what Inana, the lady of heaven and earth, did;
and the great An declared his consent.
Enlil …….”
“I, Icme-Dagan,…
I am the …… son of Enlil, I am the …… of Ninlil, …
Daily I shall issue instructions for what my master will have to eat,
and what I will give to drink, fulfilling the great commands of E-kur:
thereby I carry out correctly the instructions of my master Enlil. …”
“Enlil, king of the foreign lands, chose me,
Icme-Dagan, son of Dagan, by extispicy. …”
“I (Icme-Dagan) also brought into the temple of Enlil and my lady Ninlil
a copper statue of my own father. …… copper statue of my grandfather.
I brought out …… statue, and brought it into the temple of Enlil. …”
“Son born to Dagan (Enlil) (mixed-breed),
elevated lord who increases the people,
Iddin-Dagan, may you look approvingly on your city.
Balm of the heart who neglects nothing, Enlil rejoices in you. …
From the womb Dagan (Enlil) decreed that as your destiny.
He has placed your praise in all mouths. …”
“Enlil has looked at you truly, Iddin-Dagan, he has spoken truly to you.
Enlil has commanded you to keep firm the cosmic bond in Sumer,
to keep the people on the track,
to let Sumer and Akkad relax under your broad protection,
to let the people eat noble food and drink fresh water.
Iddin-Dagan, you are the shepherd in his heart,
the one whom Enlil has spoken to truly. …”
“(the residents of) his city asked of Ishtar (Inanna) in the Eanna,
of Enlil in Nippur, of Dagan (Ninurta) in Tuttul, of Ninhursag in Kish,
of Enki in Eridu, of Sin in Ur, of Shamash in Sippar,…”
“Enlil made his voice heard, and spoke to Dagan…”
“The far-sighted one made his voice heard and spoke,
Addressed his words to Anu and Dagan:…”
Elil / Ellilla Quotes From Texts
Elil / Ellilla = Enlil, Anu‘s heir
Enlil As Elil:
“He founded the stand of Nibiru to mark out their courses,
So that none of them could go wrong or stray.
He fixed the stand of Ellil (Enlil) and Ea together with it,…”
“The Anunnaki began shoveling.
For a whole year they made bricks for it.
When the second year arrived,
They had raised the top of Esagila in front of (?) the Apsu;
They had built a high ziggurat for the Apsu.
They founded a dwelling for Anu, Ellil, and Ea likewise…”
Enlil As Elilla:
“For the god Nin-girsu (Ninurta) the warrior of the god Ellilla,
Uru-Kagina, the king of Shirpurla-ki, his temple has constructed.
His palace of Ti-ra-ash he has constructed…”
“For the god Ellilla the temple of E-adda, his im-sag-ga, he has constructed…”
Enul Quotes From Texts
Enul = Enlil, Ninul = Ninlil
“you have been given a majestic name by Ninlil.
You have been given wisdom by Enki.
You were born to Enul and Ninul,…”
“Enul and Ninul (Ninlil) assigned the fate, …….
When together An (Anu) and Enlil had created it, that one resembled …….
When Ninlil had given it features, that one was fit for …….”