#humbaba

[spineless-lobster]

Bitches love me for my ancient literature memes

[chelathy]

I had the idea last year to do like block pattern Diptych thing for each 'half' of Epic of Gilgamesh but I never finished it, i still love the panels i started though even if they are out of order lol!

It would've also included Ninsun, Utnapishtim and his wife, Siduri and the hunter who found Enkidu at the beginning!

[whencyclopedia]

This infographic illustrates the Epic of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest surviving epic (earliest tales c. 2100 BCE), tracing the semi-divine king of Uruk's rise, his friendship with the wild man Enkidu, their battles with Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven, Enkidu's death, and Gilgamesh's futile quest for immortality. Composed first in Sumerian and later unified in Akkadian, the poem totals about...

[phownizzz]

hellooo!! its been a while! im back with Gilgameš and Enkidu' portraits☺️

Next I want to make an Humbaba portrait but first I need to search deep in the archaeological sources since in the text there are little to no infos about his aestetich!! 👋👋

[beardedmrbean]

[derekscorner]

[jpechacek]

guardian of the Cedar Forest

[venomspecs]

Found this Humbaba sketch from last year. Not where I would take its design now but I kinda like it still