Ennugi

Mesopotamian deity

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Ennugi was a Mesopotamian deity, son of Enlil and Ninlil, and husband to Ningirda. He was one of the underworld deities engendered by Enlil. His name translates to "the Lord Who Returns Not," and he was associated with the underworld.1

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Mesopotamian religion
Myths
…Ninazu (Water Sprinkler [?]), and Ennugi (the Lord Who Returns Not). The myth ends with a paean to Enlil as a source of abundance and to his divine word, which always comes true.
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…Ninazu (Water Sprinkler [?]), and Ennugi (the Lord Who Returns Not). The myth ends with a paean to Enlil as a source of abundance and to his divine word, which always comes true.
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