The sexual union of Enlil and Ninlil: an uadi composition of Ninlil

This article offers an edition of the newly reconstructed collective tablet N 1045+, which preserves portions of a zamzam song of Enlil and an uadi song of Ninlil. The latter composition describes a sexual encounter between Enlil and Ninlil.

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Main Author: Peterson, Jeremiah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2019
In: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2019, Volume: 109, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-61
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sumer / Text / Enlil ca. 3 BC. Jh.
B Sumer / Religion / Sexuality
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
Further subjects:B Ninlil
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Summary:This article offers an edition of the newly reconstructed collective tablet N 1045+, which preserves portions of a zamzam song of Enlil and an uadi song of Ninlil. The latter composition describes a sexual encounter between Enlil and Ninlil.
ISSN:1613-1150
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/za-2019-0002