Through most of the third millennium BCE, Ninlil's name was written with the Sumerian cuneiform sign LÍL (KID ), while … See more

As the wife of Enlil, Ninlil was believed to be responsible for similar spheres of life, and stood on the top of the pantheon alongside him. Like him, she was believed to be in charge of the determination of fates, and in a few inscri… See more

Ninlil's husband was Enlil. As early as in the Early Dynastic Period, they are attested as a couple in sources from Abu Salabikh and Ur. The relationship between them is further affirmed by most of the later major god lists: the … See more

Ninlil was chiefly worshiped in the cult centers of her husband Enlil. Nippur was therefore also associated with her, as already attested in sources from the Early Dynastic Period. One of the oldest texts mentioning … See more

Ninlil appears in the myth Enlil and Ninlil. Most of the known copies come from Nippur, though it was apparently also known in Sippar. In the beginning Ninlil, portrayed as inexperienced, is warned by her mother… See more

• Enlil and Ninlil in the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
• Enlil and Sud in the ETCSL
• An adab to Ninlil (Ninlil A) in the ETCSL… See more