Enten
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Enten is a Sumerian fertility deity. He was said to have been created by Enlil
Enlil
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 as a guardian of farmers, along with the vegetation god Emesh
Emesh
Emesh is a Sumerian god of vegetation. He was created, alongside the god Enten, at the wish of Enlil to take responsibility on earth for woods, fields, sheep folds, and stables. He is identified with the abundance of the earth and with summer....

. Enten was given specific responsibility for the fertility of ewes, goats, cows, donkeys, birds, and other animals. He is identified with the abundance of the earth and with the winter period.
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