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title: Enlil
description: Enlil, the Sumerian god of the atmosphere
author:
  name: Graciela Paula Caldeiro
  url: http://graciela-caldeiro.idoneos.com
canonical: https://mitologiasumeria.idoneos.com/en/enlil/
source: en/enlil/index.md
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<h2 id="enlil">Enlil</h2>

In the Sumerian world he is the lord of the breath of the wind or the lord of the atmosphere. In general terms, Enlil is a very powerful god, considered the lord of the earth upon which humans dwell. He is the second deity of the Mesopotamian cosmic triad, after [Anum](/en/anum/) and before [Enki](/en/enki/).