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'''Humbaba''', also known as '''Humbaba the Terrible''', was a monstrous [[giant]] and demon in ancient [[Mesopotamia]]n {{Wiki|Mesopotamian mythology|mythology}} who guarded the {{Wiki|Cedar Forest}}.  
'''Humbaba''', also known as '''Humbaba the Terrible''', was a monstrous [[giant]] and demon in ancient [[Mesopotamia]]n mythology. He gaurds the ceder forest and is depicted as a giant human with lion's claws, long hair, and a hairy face.


According to legend, the {{Wiki|Sumer|Sumerian}} king, [[Gilgamesh]], fought against and slew Humbaba in combat. The king would later forge a [[Humbaba's Fang|sword]] from the giant's tooth, which later ended up in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE.
According to legend, the {{Wiki|Sumer}}ian king, [[Gilgamesh]], fought against and slew Humbaba in combat, and later [[Blacksmith|forged]] the [[sword]] called [[Humbaba's Fang]] from the giant's tooth, which later ended up in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE.


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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 24 December 2025

Humbaba, also known as Humbaba the Terrible, was a monstrous giant and demon in ancient Mesopotamian mythology who guarded the Cedar Forest.

According to legend, the Sumerian king, Gilgamesh, fought against and slew Humbaba in combat, and later forged the sword called Humbaba's Fang from the giant's tooth, which later ended up in Egypt during the 1st century BCE.

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