Humbaba
Also known as: Huwawa, Ḫumbaba, Ḫuwawa
Basic account
The oldest giant in this catalogue by two thousand years. He was not attacking anyone. He was guarding a forest, and two men came to cut it down.
Account
Huwawa in Sumerian, Humbaba in Akkadian, with the oldest recorded form attested at Mari and Tell Harmal. The origin and meaning of the name are unknown, which is itself a measure of how far back this goes.
Motifs
- The giant as guardian
- Defeated by cunning
- Attached to a real place
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Sources
- The Epic of Gilgamesh in its Old Babylonian and Standard Babylonian versions
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