Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh is the subject of early compositions that were eventually adapted into the form of a singular epic. The Humbaba narrative was among them. An independent Akkadian account of the battle between Humbaba and the heroes was later incorporated into the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- King of Uruk, Mesopotamia.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Adad, Nanna, Ishtaran, Idlurugu, Enmeduranki, Allatum, Belet-Šuḫnir, Bau, Ninshubur, Ninsun, Geshtinanna, Haya, Meslamtaea, Alammuš, Ninurima, Ninpumuna, Amar-Sin, Ningirida, Ninazimua, Lugalbanda, Ningishzida, Etana, Ninazu, Alla, Ningirsu, Damu, Enmesharra, Amurru, Ashratum, Belet-Seri, Gubarra, Azimua, Irnina, Ningiridda, Amashilama, Labarshilama, Ekurritum, Ipahum, Gishbandagirizal, Lugalsaparku, Lugalshude, Namengarshudu, Usheg, An, Enlil, Anu
- consort of
- Ištar
- child of
- Ninsun
- sibling of
- Inanna
- served by
- Enkidu
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The elders of Uruk also warn Gilgamesh about Humbaba, but he rejects the pleas and embarks on the journey to the cedar forest alongside Enkidu. The surviving copy of this section on the Yale tablet breaks off before the confrontation with Humbaba occurs.”
#8439 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In this capacity he could be associated with the deified legendary king Gilgamesh, commonly portrayed in a similar role.”
#17265 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“she received an offering of sacrificial animals alongside deities such as...Allatum, Gilgamesh, the underworld gatekeeper Bitu, the deified king Amar-Sin”
#37193 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Gilgamesh became the hero par excellence of the ancient world—an adventurous, brave, but tragic figure symbolizing man's vain but endless drive for fame, glory, and immortality. By the Old Babylonian Period (c. 1830 – c. 1531 BC), stories of Gilgamesh”
#39001 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In an incantation from the middle of the second millennium BCE, he appears between Namtar and Gilgamesh.”
#39178 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001