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    <link:label id="lab_lly_A500NotesDue2033Member_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_lly_A500NotesDue2033Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">.500% Notes due 2033 [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_lly_A500NotesDue2033Member" xlink:href="lly-20260805.xsd#lly_A500NotesDue2033Member"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:to="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_SecurityExchangeName_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member_019f8a77-cc87-720e-977d-b6ae79898bea_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">0.625% Notes due 2031</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">.625% Notes due 2031 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">.625% Notes due 2031 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member" xlink:href="lly-20260805.xsd#lly_A625Notesdue2031Member"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member" xlink:to="lab_lly_A625Notesdue2031Member" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Document Information [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationLineItems"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
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