# Yes, it is Enlil

> Still possible: Yes: EN AN E2 on MS 3035 writes the divine name Enlil, an early instance of the spelling later standard as {d}en-lil2.

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# Yes, it is Enlil

Yes: EN AN E2 on MS 3035 writes the divine name Enlil, an early instance of the spelling later standard as {d}en-lil2.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Other Uruk III texts write Enlil with E2.

## What would rule it out

- Uruk III writes Enlil only with KID/NUN.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Archaic Enlil is EN.KID, not EN.E2](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/evidence/EVD0DG2Z3JVSSR4/archaic-enlil-is-en-kid-not-en-e2)

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## The questions it answers

[Does the name entry EN AN E2 on MS 3035 (P006268, obv. i 1.b09) contain the divine name Enlil, written as in Early Dynastic {d}en-lil2?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/questions/QST0DG2T5DJKG28/does-the-name-entry-en-an-e2-on-ms-3035-p006268-obv-i-1-b09)

Part of [Do the roughly 440 personal names in the archaic texts follow Sumerian, Semitic or some other naming pattern?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/questions/QST0DEDTDFDF2VV/do-the-roughly-440-personal-names-in-the-archaic-texts)

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