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Of the important bearings of this western character of the name Huwawa on the interpretation and origin of the Gilgamesh Epic, suggesting that the episode of the encounter between the tyrant and the two heroes rests upon a tradition of an expedition against the
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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This explanation of the name Huwawa disposes of suppositions hitherto brought forward for an
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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In particular, Silverberg builds up anticipation for the appearance of the demon Huwawa, yet when Huwawa appears, he is not a demon at all but a volcanic vent.
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In particular, Silverberg builds up anticipation for the appearance of the demon Huwawa, yet when Huwawa appears, he is not a demon at all but a volcanic vent.
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Together, they can accomplish anything: they journey even to the distant pine forest and slay the demon Huwawa.
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Together, they can accomplish anything: they journey even to the distant pine forest and slay the demon Huwawa.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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Gilgamesh apparently asks for a description of the terrible tyrant who thus arouses the fear of Enkidu, and in reply Enkidu tells him how at one time, when he was roaming about with the cattle, he penetrated into the forest and heard the roar of Huwawa which was like that of a deluge.
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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Similarly in the next episode, the struggle against Huwawa, the Yale tablet makes it clear that in the original form of the tale Enkidu is the real hero.
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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[13] The former, of which only 25 lines are preserved (19 on the obverse and 6 on the reverse), appears to be a description of the weapons of Gilgamesh with which he arms himself for an encounter -- presumably the encounter with Humbaba or Huwawa, the ruler of the cedar forest in the mountain.
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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Huwawa, whose roar is a deluge, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death.
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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