Enlil Gate

wall · 720 BC – 540 BC · location approximate

The Enlil Gate, which was given the Akkadian ceremonial name Enlil-mukīn-išdī-alīya ("The God Enlil Is the One Who Establishes the Foundation of My City"), is the third of the eight city gates of Dūr-Šarrukīn ("Fort Sargon") listed by Sargon II (r. 721–705 BC) in inscriptions recording the construction of his new capital. This gate is the first of the north-facing entrances to the city.