Collective name of a class of gods. Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian). The group of younger sky gods in the pantheon headed by ENLIL (ELLIL). They are often described in the texts in conjunction with the ANUNNAKI
Tag: Ellil
ENLIL (lord wind?)
ORIGIN Mesopotamian (Sumerian) [Iraq]. God of the air.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 3500 BC orĀ earlier to circa 1750 BC.
SYNONYMS ELLIL; Illil; Ilu; Nunamnir.
CENTER(S) OF CULT Nippur, Dur Kurigalzu, but also at Eridu and Ur.