Lugalbanda
Lugalbanda is a divine force that can help defeat Humbaba. He is mentioned as a potential source of aid in overcoming Humbaba's power.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Old Babylonian period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Wer, Nergal, Aštabi, Imzuanna, Lulu, Ninzuanna, Lugalmea, Ili-mīšar, Nabu, Ḫepat, Nikkal, Ayu-Ikalti, Šauška, Aya, Ningal, Tiwaz, Bunene, Lipparuma, Mišaru, Ninsun, Enlil, Ninurta, Shamash, Utu, ʿAṯtar, Gilgamesh
- enemy of
- Humbaba
- syncretized with
- Lugal-Marada, Šimige
- parent of
- Shulgi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Another new addition is a reference to the possibility of defeating him with the help of divine forces of Shamash and Lugalbanda.”
#8435 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to Manfred Krebernik, an equation between him and Lugalbanda is also attested, though the evidence he lists is only their placement in the proximity of each other in the Weidner god list and An = Anum.”
#11888 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The trilingual edition of the Weidner god list from Ugarit equates him not only with Utu, but also with Lugalbanda, possibly because the Hurrian pantheon had fewer deities”
#17351 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“King Shulgi of Ur (2029–1982 BC) declared himself the son of Lugalbanda and Ninsun and the brother of Gilgamesh.”
#38981 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001