Humbaba!
By Shahan Akhter
2024-09-06
In Ancient Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba (π·πππ Assyrian spelling), also spelled Huwawa (π·πΏπΏ Sumerian spelling) and surnamed the Terrible, was a monstrous giant of immemorial age raised by Utu, the Sun. Humbaba was the guardian of the Cedar Forest, where the gods lived, by the will of the god Enlil, who "assigned [Humbaba] as a terror to human beings. Gilgamesh and Enkidu defeated this great enemy."