Ninlil

August Nibru! No deity excels like your lord and lady!
They are powerful princes; they are brilliantly revealed deities.
No deity excels like Enlil or Ninlil!
They are powerful princes; they are lords who can decide destinies. ~ Ishme-Dagan

In Sumerian religion, Ninlil (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒆤 ^DNIN.LÍL"lady of the open field" or "Lady of the Wind"), also called Sud, in Assyrian called Mulliltu, is the consort goddess of Enlil.

Quotes about Ninlil

• Ninlil, lady of Ki-ur, the majestic place.
  • Anonymous, A hymn to Ninshubur (Ninshubur B), late 3rd millennium BCE, at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.

• August Nibru! No deity excels like your lord and lady!
  They are powerful princes; they are brilliantly revealed deities.
  No deity excels like Enlil or Ninlil!
  They are powerful princes; they are lords who can decide destinies.
  In your midst they have given divine powers to king Enki.
  • Ishme-Dagan, A hymn to Enki for Ishme-Dagan, at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

See also

• Air
• Deity
• Goddess
• Mother Nature
• Flight
• Weather
• Zephyr
• Mythology
• Paganism

External links

• Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses: Ninlil (Mulliltu, Mullissu, Mylitta) (goddess)
• Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ