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• Enlil and Enki:

Major deities in the Sumerian pantheon, sons of the sky god Anu (though sources vary on birth order; Enlil is often portrayed as the more senior in authority). Enlil, “Lord Wind” or “Lord Air,” is the god of storms, earth, agriculture, and decree, ruling as the chief executive god from his temple in Nippur. He enforces cosmic order, sometimes harshly (e.g., deciding to flood humanity in the Atrahasis epic due to their noise). Enki, “Lord Earth” or god of fresh water, wisdom, crafts, and fertility, resides in the Abzu (underground ocean) in Eridu. He is a creator figure, fashioning humans from clay mixed with divine blood to serve the gods, and often acts as a benevolent trickster, using intelligence to aid humanity (e.g., warning a human survivor of Enlil’s flood).