"The shepherd adorns the plain with his ewes and lambs. After the heavens had been turned upside down, after bitter lament had been imposed on , after, as houses were overwhelmed by the rivers and Enlil frowned in anger upon the land, Enlil had flooded the harvest, after Enlil had acted mightily thus, Enlil did not abandon us."
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Referring to the Sumerian in Debate between the Hoe and the Plough (middle to late ).
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Enlil
(Sumerian:đ’€đ’‚—𒆤 dEN.LĂŤL, "Lord Storm") was the ancient n , air, earth, and storms. He is first attested as the chief deity of the and plays a vital role in the , but he was later worshipped by the Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians. He is also sometimes referred to in Sumerian texts as Nunamnir.
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