Enlil and sud ninlil the electronic text corpus of sumerian literature texts. Enlil, mesopotamian god of the atmosphere and a member of the triad of gods completed by anu sumerian. This article can be found after the following introductory passages. The main body of which is taken from the ancient sumerian texts. Nippur is an urban center of the gods in this story and governed by divine law. It solves equations for plasma mass, momentum and energy density, and magnetic field, using a fluxcorrectedtransport fct algorithm. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes. They looked with approval at the shepherd urnamma, and the great mountain decreed a great destiny for urnamma for all time, making him the mightiest among his blackheaded people. In tablet 2, when gilgamesh tells enkidu about his brilliant idea to go kill humbaba, the guardian of the cedar forest, enkidu tells him, uhuh, big nono. Ninlil goes to the river, where enlil seduces her and impregnates her with their son, the moongod nanna.
When enlil saw the head of huwawa, he spoke angrily to gilgamec. The seas, enclosed as with a loop, they had given to enki, the prince of earth. Together with an and enki, enlil was the third member of the great triad of the sumerian pantheon and a permanent member of the assembly of the gods. Enlil played an important role in creation, separating heaven from earth, causing seeds to grow on the land, and bringing order and harmony to the universe. Enlil is a timedependent 3d mhd model of the heliosphere. The scribal art, the tablets decorated with writing, the stylus, the tablet board, the computing of accounts, adding and. Jupiter enlil was the offspring of an and ki, and it is. Before you read this article, please note that, f rom 1996, i pari, the author of this article had begun to see numerous visions. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0. The enuma anu enlil what is known widely as enuma anu enlil eae is in short the bible for the babylonian skypriest.
It is a vast collection of omina around 7000 of them, ordered in 70 tablets. Enlil, sumerian god of earth and air windows to the universe. In its great dininghall, the trustworthy hero chosen by nunamnir made them enjoy a magnificent meal. If you decide that you need help, check out wikiversity.
Brown, not the authors, translators, or publishers. She was worshiped especially at nippur and shuruppak and was the mother of the moon god, sin sumerian. Enlil was one of the supreme deities of the mesopotamian pantheon. She first appears in the late fourth millennium bce and survived into the first centuries ce. Antus child was enki, lord of the earth and waters, known also as ea.
He is also sometimes referred to in sumerian texts as nunamnir. I was trying to understand what was happening to me. A complex deity who destroyed as well as created, enlil appeared in many mesopotamian myths. This page was last edited on 26 october 2014, at 10.
Brick with inscription of ashurbanipal describing building work. Sin nanna pappi major reference works wiley online library. To let him witness the birth of his own child, ninlil decided to follow him to the underworld. Enlil and ninlil or the myth of enlil and ninlil or enlil and ninlil. Enlil was condemned by the great gods and sent to the underworld. Ninlil, spouse to earth colony commander enlil ninlil approached the man of the idkura, the maneating river. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Inanna of nineveh and sometimes made the wife of either ashur, the national god of assyria, or of. Enki and enlil there is a lot of information about the anunnaki.
Media in category enlil the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Ninlil lady of the open field or lady of the air is the wife on enlil, she is often called mother or merciful mother and may be a form of mother goddess. Help desk, ask the support staff, or ask me on my talk page. Ninlil also known as sud is a young and beautiful goddess who is attracted to enlil as he is to her. He was created by an, the one creator god, and was the firstborn son of god. Its inner radial boundary is located beyond the sonic point, typically at 21. Most commonly she is called the daughter of nunbarsegunu or ninshebargunnu a goddess of barley or nisaba and haia god of stores. Enki disobeyed his father and was punished for having saved mankind yes, from destruction by a great flood.
First, ninlils mother nunbarshegunu instructs ninlil to go bathe in the river. Ancient mesopotamian gods and goddesses enlilellil god oracc. It was a gesture of great tenderness, and it felt like the first touch of winter winds, bringing frost to make the earth rest. She is the daughter of nidaba and haia who, after marrying enlil, becomes ninlil. He is first attested as the chief deity of the sumerian pantheon and plays a vital role in the sumerian creation myth, but he was later worshipped by the akkadians, babylonians, assyrians. Enlil, in accordance with what has been decided about him, left town. Preliminary remarks this article is an edition of a relatively complete mythical tale, known since 1967 jnes 26, 200ff. Enlil of the immortals iiu enlil, god of wind deceased. Ki gave birth to enlil, lord of the air and earth, guardian of the tablet of destinies to start, and ninkhursag, lady of the mountain. Idnunbirtum is its branching canal, and if one measures from there, its cultivated. Sin or suen in akkadian is the mesopotamian moon god. He is a lord of rage and humans are to him no more than animals. Enki is one of the trinitygods enki, enlil and ninhursaga, who first descended on earth.
Myth of enki and his temple at eridu myths of ninni and dumuzi a myth of sin. Exiled for dateraping sud, enlil learns of the hidden weapons sud becomes enlils spouse ninlil, bears a son nannar ninmah joins enki in the abzu, bears him daughters ninki, enkis spouse, arrives with their son marduk clans form on earth as enki and enlil beget more sons beset by hardships, the igigi launch a coup against enlil. Enlil was one of its young men, and ninlil was one its young women. Ninlil mesopotamian mythology in sumerian mythology, the consort goddess of enlil. Enlil myth encyclopedia mythology, god, story, names. Ninlil, sumerian, akkadian belit, mesopotamian goddess, the consort of the god enlil and a deity of destiny. As you might expect for a king of the gods, enlil is a little hard to figure out. In order for sin to enter the sky, the two gave their next.
Media in category ninlil the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Pdf enlil, ninlil, suen, ningal, dumuzid, utu and inanna, three. There are also few tablets with astronomical information included. Son of anu, god of the sky and ki, goddess of the earth husband of ninlil sud asherah and ninkhursag dragon queen lady of life the dragon queen, dragon queen father of. The first lines of the myth were discovered on the university of. His eye is bright, the lords eye is bright, he will look at you. In contrast to the myth of enlil and ninlil where the city exists before creation, here enlil is shown to be responsible for its planning and construction, suggesting he surveyed and drew the plans before its creation. Ninlil, the lady of heaven and earth, the lady of all the lands, is honoured in the praise of the great mountain. Ninlil mulliltu, mullissu, mylitta goddess a goddess mainly known as the wife of enlil, the head of the early mesopotamian pantheon, and later of assur, the head of the assyrian pantheon. The wife of enlil the head of the gods of sumner, ninlil has a complex relationship with her husband. In assyrian documents belit is sometimes identified with ishtar sumerian. Anonymous, a hymn to ninshubur ninshubur b, late 3rd millennium bce, at the electronic text corpus of sumerian literature. Enki and enlil anunnaki,alien gods and spirituality. Nergal, king of netherworld and ninurta the mighty hunter brother of nin.
Ninlil goddess of the air, and the south wind sumerian. He who is all bright eyes, will be laying eyes upon you, the great mountain, father enlil. Different translations, with different meanings have been passed onto us. If you are ninlil, lord enlils queen, let me touch your face, let me touch your body and swear my loyalty on it to enlil. As a benevolent and merciful goddess she intercedes with enlil on behalf of mortals. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The hymn develops by relating enlil founding and creating the origin of the city of nippur and his organization of the earth. Following his birth, enlil cleaved the earth from heaven. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, xianhua wang and others published the. When your lady ninlil comes, if she asks after me, dont you tell her where i am.
Enlil put humbaba in the cedar forest on purpose to protect it. Enlil was also guardian god of the temple ekur mountain house and the husband of ninlil, or sud. In the early myth known as enlil and ninlil, enlil is seen as a young god living in the city of nippur before the creation of human beings. The height of the year is marked with your new prime flax and your new prime grain. Ninlil approached the man of the idkura, the maneating river. Enlil, the wind god, was the principal god of the sumerian pantheon and poliad god of nippur, the religious center of the country. Enlil is the king of the gods and the one who grants immortality to the utanapishtims. The number of sumerologists, and readers of the ancient cuneiform text are small in number. Now pregnant with nanna suen of the moon, she sought justice for what was done to her by one of the great gods. Steinkeller reopened discussions of enlil and ninlil. Hymn to a temple at kesh texts of uncertain content. Enlil approached the man of the idkura river of the underworld, the maneating river.
Even though enlil was considered the father of the gods, he was banished to the world of the dead by the assembly of the gods for doing wrong. In a fantastic twist of fates, it is by the designs of the underworld, we can infer, that enlil meets ninlil three times in disguise, having to ask for her love, without. Ninlil, mesopotamian goddess, the consort of the god enlil and a deity of destiny. Ninlil, dont walk along the bank of the idnunbirtum. Ninlil is a sumerian goddess, and her name, lady airwind, is an honorific title to complement enlil. Gurney of a neoassyrian bilingual tablet in 1964 with a substantial part of the first third of the text stt 15154. Pdf the metamorphosis of enlil in early mesopotamia. Enlil does not love the human race, butdespises it. Ninlil did want enlil to be punished, he did not evade punishment, and the most passionate of all descent stories starts with full participation of all main characters. Sumerian epics and myths oriental institute the university of.