Enlil

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Gender Masculine
Usage Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Scripts 𒀭𒂗𒆤(Sumerian Cuneiform)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛn.lɪl/(English)

Meaning & History

From Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and possibly 𒆤 (lil) meaning "wind". Enlil was the Sumerian god of the wind and storms, the son of An and Ki. He was later worshipped by the Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and other Mesopotamian peoples [1].