Ancestors of Enlil
Ancestors of Enlil or Enki-Ninki deities were a group of Mesopotamian deities. Individual lists do not agree on their number, though the enumerations always start with the pair Enki (to be distinguished from the water god Enki) and Ninki and end with Enlil. They were regarded as primordial, ancestral beings who were no longer active and resided in the underworld. They could be invoked in exorcisms. They are attested in various texts, including god lists, incantations, prayers and myths.
| Ancestors of Enlil | |
|---|---|
Primordial deities | |
| Major cult center | Nippur |
| Abode | underworld |
| Tree | tamarisk |
| Offspring | Enlil, Nuska |
| Equivalents | |
| Hurrian equivalent | Hurrian primeval deities |
| Ugaritic equivalent | Ilib |
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