Silili

Divine figure in the Epic of Gilgamesh

Silili is a divine figure mentioned in Tablet VI of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh objects to the unwanted attractions of the goddess Ishtar, enumerating the previous lovers of Ishtar, and the misfortunes which befell them. He claims that Ishtar once loved the horse, but ultimately decreed a number of misfortunes for him, including the continuous wailing of "his mother, Silili". Because Silili is only mentioned in passing, there is little to say of her character, other than she is a female divine figure closely associated with the horse.

Salili is named in Tablet VI, line 57 as "his mother, goddess Silili ("AMA-šú ^dSi-li-li).

References

Kovacs, Maureen Gallery (1985). The Epic of Gilgamesh. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-1711-7. Glossary, Appendices, Appendix (Chapter XII=Tablet XII). A line-by-line translation (Chapters I-XI).

Epic of Gilgamesh

Characters

Humans	Gilgamesh Aga Enmebaragesi Enkidu Shamhat Urshanabi Utnapishtim
Deities	Adad Anunnaki Ea Enlil Ishtar (Inanna) Ninsun Shamash (Utu) Shullat and Hanish Siduri Silili Wer
Other mythical beings	Bull of Heaven Humbaba Scorpion man

Adaptations

Literature	The Great American Novel (1973) Gilgamesh the King (1984) Gilgamesh in the Outback (1986) Timewyrm: Genesys (1991) Slaves of the Shinar (2006) The Sorceress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2009)
Classical music	The Epic of Gilgamesh (1955 Czech oratorio) Gilgamesh (Kodallı) (1964 Turkish opera) Gilgamesh (Saygun) (1970 Turkish opera) Gilgamesh (Nørgård) (1972 Danish opera) Gilgamesh (Brucci) (1986 Serbian opera)
Film	The Epic of Gilgamesh, or This Unnameable Little Broom (1985)
Television	"Darmok" "Demon with a Glass Hand" "The Tower of Druaga" "The Beginnings"
Comics	Gilgamesh II Forgotten One Gilgamesh
Video games	The Tower of Druaga