Questions tagged [humbaba]
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Why did Humbaba have to die?
In Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight the monstrous Humbaba. After the fight is over the defeated Humbada pleads for his life, unsuccessfully:
'Now, Enkidu, [my] release lies with you:
tell Gilgamesh to spare me my…
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What kind of being was Huwawa?
Humbaba was the guardian of the Cedar Forest and was fought by Gilgamesh.
Some say Humbaba is a monstrous giant and some say he was a dangerous mechanical monster (like a robot).
For example in Flying Serpents and Dragons by R. A. Boulay we can…
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