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Humbaba
The keeper of the Cedar Forest, appointed to his post by Enlil and killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the Epic's most famous victory.
𒄷𒌝𒁀𒁀ḫu-um-ba-bathe keeper of the cedar
- Epithets:
- the terror of the Cedar Forest.
- Kin:
- none; appointed to his post by Enlil in the Epic.
In the myths:
the guardian of the Cedar Forest, killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
Attested, and retold
Where the chronicle adds a layer
Everything above is the attested record, with its sources. Chronicles of Uruk also tells a story on top of this figure, and that layer is ours rather than Sumer's. It belongs to the story, so this page marks that it exists and does not describe it. You will meet it in play, or not at all.
Sources
The pages this entry is drawn from. ORACC and ETCSL are the scholarly editions; the rest are general references.
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