Enbilulu’s Family Tree

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Family

• Enlil(parent),Ninlil(parent),Nergal(sibling),Ninazu(sibling),Sin(sibling)— Marriage

  Enlil impregnated Ninlil by a canal in Nippur, and the gods banished him to the underworld. Ninlil followed, and along the way Enlil fathered three substitute deities — Nergal, Ninazu, and Enbilulu — so that their firstborn Sin could ascend to heaven.

  ⚠ The Enlil and Ninlil text names Nergal among Enlil's underworld sons, while An = Anum lists him under Anu's lineage.

Associated with

• Enki

  Enki appointed Enbilulu as inspector of the Tigris and Euphrates when the god of wisdom organized the cosmos, placing the rivers and canals that fed all Mesopotamian cities under Enbilulu's watchful care.