NIN.LIL (Ninlil)

NIN.LIL (𒀭 𒊩 𒌆 𒆤 ^DNIN.LÍL, "lady of the open field" or "Lady of the Wind"), Ninlil is the consort deity of Enlil. She lived in Dilmun with her family.

Aspects of Nanna

In Sumerian mythology, Ninlil was impregnated by her husband Enlil, who lie with her by the water, where she conceived a boy, Nanna/Suen, the future moon deity. As punishment Enlil was dispatched to the underworld kingdom of Ereshkigal, where Ninlil joined him. Enlil impregnated her disguised as the gatekeeper, where upon she gave birth to their son Nergal, god of death. In a similar manner she conceived the underworld god Ninazu when Enlil impregnated her disguised as the man of the river of the nether world, a man-devouring river. Later Enlil disguised himself as the man of the boat, impregnating her with a fourth deity Enbilulu, god of rivers and canals. All of these act as substitutes for Nanna/Suen to ascend.