Enlil’s banishment from Nippur
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Enlil’s banishment from Nippur is a key episode in Sumerian mythology in which the chief god Enlil is exiled from his cult center after violating divine norms, setting in motion a series of encounters that shape his relationship with the goddess Ninlil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enlil’s banishment from Nippur canonical | 1 |
| exile of Enlil from Nippur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9661974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enlil’s banishment from Nippur Context triple: [Enlil and Ninlil, narrativeFocus, Enlil’s banishment from Nippur]
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A.
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a biblical episode in which God annihilates two cities with fire and brimstone as a dramatic judgment on their wickedness.
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B.
Enki in Eridu
Enki in Eridu refers to the Sumerian god Enki as worshipped in his principal cult center of Eridu, where he was revered as a deity of wisdom, water, and creation.
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C.
Esagila
Esagila was the principal temple complex dedicated to the god Marduk in ancient Babylon, serving as a major religious and ceremonial center of Mesopotamia.
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D.
Destruction of the Seven Cities
The Destruction of the Seven Cities was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century Mapuche uprisings in southern Chile that wiped out several Spanish colonial settlements and reshaped the region’s colonial frontier.
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E.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enlil’s banishment from Nippur Target entity description: Enlil’s banishment from Nippur is a key episode in Sumerian mythology in which the chief god Enlil is exiled from his cult center after violating divine norms, setting in motion a series of encounters that shape his relationship with the goddess Ninlil.
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A.
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a biblical episode in which God annihilates two cities with fire and brimstone as a dramatic judgment on their wickedness.
-
B.
Enki in Eridu
Enki in Eridu refers to the Sumerian god Enki as worshipped in his principal cult center of Eridu, where he was revered as a deity of wisdom, water, and creation.
-
C.
Esagila
Esagila was the principal temple complex dedicated to the god Marduk in ancient Babylon, serving as a major religious and ceremonial center of Mesopotamia.
-
D.
Destruction of the Seven Cities
The Destruction of the Seven Cities was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century Mapuche uprisings in southern Chile that wiped out several Spanish colonial settlements and reshaped the region’s colonial frontier.
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E.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
episode in Sumerian mythology
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mythological event ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Nippur ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Ekur ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Enlil and Ninlil ⓘ |
| causeOfBanishment |
Enlil’s sexual approach to Ninlil
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violation of divine norms ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
courtship of Enlil and Ninlil
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divine transgression and punishment ⓘ establishment of divine order ⓘ |
| consequence |
Enlil expelled from his cult center
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allocation of fates for their offspring ⓘ redefinition of Enlil’s relationship with Ninlil ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Enlil’s descent toward the netherworld
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conception of divine offspring ⓘ exile of Enlil from Nippur ⓘ
linked to:
Enlil’s banishment from Nippur
repeated encounters between Enlil and Ninlil ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity |
Enlil
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Ninlil ⓘ |
| involvesDeity |
Enlil
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Ninlil ⓘ Suen ⓘ underworld deities ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
etiology for positions of certain gods
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theological reflection on Enlil’s authority ⓘ |
| moralDimension |
consequences of sexual misconduct
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emphasis on obedience to divine decrees ⓘ |
| partOf | myth of Enlil and Ninlil ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Mesopotamian scribal curriculum ⓘ |
| recordedOn | cuneiform tablet ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Sumerian temple hymns
ⓘ
linked to:
Enlil hymns
other Enlil hymns ⓘ |
| relationshipExplored |
Enlil as father of underworld deities
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Enlil as husband of Ninlil ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Enlil’s priestly traditions at Nippur
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Mesopotamian temple cult ⓘ |
| sourceGenre |
cultic song
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literary hymn ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Assyriologists ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Netherworld
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Nippur ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
Old Babylonian period
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linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
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Subject: Enlil’s banishment from Nippur Description of subject: Enlil’s banishment from Nippur is a key episode in Sumerian mythology in which the chief god Enlil is exiled from his cult center after violating divine norms, setting in motion a series of encounters that shape his relationship with the goddess Ninlil.
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linked to: Enlil’s banishment from Nippur