HU.WA.WA (Huwawa)



HU.WA.WA, Huwawa the Terrible was guardian of the Cedar Forest that surrounded where the Sumerian Pantheon of Lords lived. He was described as a monstrous giant of immemorial age, the son of Hanbi (Hanpa) “lord of all evil forces”, but was raised by Utu. By the will of Lord Enlil, he was assigned as a terror to the human beings.

Humbaba
Huwawa was reimagined by the Akkadians as Humbaba (Akkadian cuneiform|𒄷𒌝𒁀𒁀) who was defeated by Gilgamesh.