The expansion of his cult closely paralleled the historical rise of Babylon .
, after assimilating various local deities , including a god named Asarluhi , he eventually came to parallel Enlil as the chief of the gods .
The expansion of his cult closely paralleled the historical rise of Babylon and , after assimilating various local deities , including a god named Asarluhi , he eventually came to parallel Enlil as the chief of the gods .