"Say to Puzur-Culgi, the governor of : this is what Ibbi-Suen, your lord, says: [...] Today Enlil loathes and has elevated to the shepherdship of the Land an ape which has descended from those mountain lands. Now Enlil has given kingship to an idiot, a seller of -- to Icbi-Erra, who is not of Sumerian origin. [...] See, the assembly where the gods are and Sumer itself have been dispersed! Father Enlil, whose words prevail, said: "Until the enemy has been expelled from Urim, Icbi-Erra, the man from Mari, will tear out Urim's foundations. He will indeed measure out Sumer like grain." He has spoken just so."
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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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