Humbaba
A lion-faced giant from Akkadian mythology.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Attested in Sumerian and Akkadian narratives.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Krun, Marid, Nimrod, Og, Repha'im, Hraesvelg, Hrímþurs, Huaychivo, Hudhud, Hue-tsiau, Huldufólk, Hulder, Huma, Hyakume, Hydrus, Hyōsube, Hypnalis, Ḫumḫum, Humban, Enlil, Bull of Heaven, Anu, Gilgamesh, Saint Christopher, nephilim, ʿĀd, Anakim, Elioud, Emite, Gaf, Gibborim, Goliath, Hydra, Hundun, huli jing, Hupia, Huginn, Muninn, Enki, Ištar
- enemy of
- Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Shamash, Lugalbanda
- manifests as
- Huwawa
- manifested by
- Ḥôbabiš
- student of
- Utu
- syncretized with
- Wer
Mentioned by
- Saint Christopher
- nephilim
- ʿĀd
- Anakim
- Elioud
- Emite
- Gaf
- Gibborim
- Goliath
- Hydra
- Hundun
- huli jing
- Hupia
- Huginn
- Muninn
- Enki
and 6 more
Sources
Source passages
“Humbaba - Ancient Mesopotamian religion”
#4493 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Humbaba (Akkadian) – lion-faced giant”
#4648 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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.”
#8438 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In tablets III through IV, Gilgamesh and Enkidu travel to the Cedar Forest, which is guarded by Humbaba (the Akkadian name for Huwawa). The heroes cross the seven mountains to the Cedar Forest, where they begin chopping down trees. Confronted by Humbaba, Gilgamesh panics and prays to Shamash (the East Semitic name for Utu), who blows eight winds in Humbaba's eyes, blinding him.”
#39004 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001