"Oh Gilgamec! Enlil, the Great Mountain, the father of gods, has made kingship your destiny, but not eternal life."
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Enlil
(Sumerian:πππ€ dEN.LΓL, "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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