Explore Enlil through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Enlil in a sentence
Enlil meaning
A chief deity listed and written about in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Canaanite and other Mesopotamian clay and stone tablets; the god of breath, wind, loft, and breadth.
Synonyms of Enlil
Using Enlil
- The main meaning on this page is: A chief deity listed and written about in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Canaanite and other Mesopotamian clay and stone tablets; the god of breath, wind, loft, and breadth.
- Useful related words include: en-lil, semitic deity.
- In the example corpus, enlil often appears in combinations such as: enlil was.
Context around Enlil
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Enlil
- In this selection, "enlil" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sumerians, ribs, dur, nadin, requested and places stand out and add context to how "enlil" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and restore enlil s seat and anu and enlil that ea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "enlil" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with enlil
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Enlil was also known as the god of weather. (9 words)
Enlil was assimilated to the north "Pole of the Ecliptic". (10 words)
Enlil tells Ninshubur he is much too busy running the cosmos. (11 words)
After dispatching Tiamat with the "arrows of his winds" down her throat and constructing the heavens with the arch of her ribs, Enlil places her tail in the sky as the Milky Way, and her crying eyes become the source of the Tigris and Euphrates. (45 words)
An Assyrian governor/king named Enlil-nadin-shumi was placed on the throne to rule as viceroy to Tukulti-Ninurta I, and Kadashman-Harbe II and Adad-shuma-iddina succeeded as Assyrian governor/kings, subject to Tukulti-Ninurta I until 1216 BC. (42 words)
Reallexikon der Assyriologie II, p. 385. Such was the sanctity acquired by this edifice that Babylonian and Assyrian rulers, down to the latest days, vied with one another to embellish and restore Enlil's seat of worship. (37 words)
Example sentences (13)
According to the Sumerians, Enlil requested the creation of a slave race, but then got tired of their noise and tried to kill them by sending a flood.
After dispatching Tiamat with the "arrows of his winds" down her throat and constructing the heavens with the arch of her ribs, Enlil places her tail in the sky as the Milky Way, and her crying eyes become the source of the Tigris and Euphrates.
Agum III also campaigned against the Sealand Dynasty, finally wholly conquering the far south of Mesopotamia for Babylon, destroying its capital Dur-Enlil in the process.
An Assyrian governor/king named Enlil-nadin-shumi was placed on the throne to rule as viceroy to Tukulti-Ninurta I, and Kadashman-Harbe II and Adad-shuma-iddina succeeded as Assyrian governor/kings, subject to Tukulti-Ninurta I until 1216 BC.
A rare discovery of metal plates belonging to wooden doors was made at Balawat ( Imgur-Enlil ).
Enki explains that Enlil is unfair to punish the guiltless, and the gods institute measures to ensure that humanity does not become too populous in the future.
Enlil tells Ninshubur he is much too busy running the cosmos.
Enlil was also known as the god of weather.
Enlil was assimilated to the north "Pole of the Ecliptic".
It is, however, as the third figure in the triad (the two other members of which were Anu and Enlil ) that Ea acquires his permanent place in the pantheon.
It stood before Enlil; and it recited his (Rimush's) virtues to the idu of the gods".
Nebuchadnezzar was succeeded by his two sons, firstly Enlil-nadin-apli (1103–1100), who lost territory to Assyria.
Reallexikon der Assyriologie II, p. 385. Such was the sanctity acquired by this edifice that Babylonian and Assyrian rulers, down to the latest days, vied with one another to embellish and restore Enlil's seat of worship.
Common combinations with enlil
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: