Enlil was the
Mesopotamian god of
earth and
air. He has been called the "executive of
Anu".He was the
patron god of
Nippur.
In the The Epic of Gilgamesh, Enlil is the God who calls for the destruction of man. He does this because he is bothered by all the noise and can't get any rest.
After the flood, he is the god who bestows eternal life on Utnapishtim.