Gilgamesh and Enkidu come to the entrance of the Cedar Forest and marvel at the greatness of the path Humbaba travels. Humbaba comes out and Enkidu tells the demon that he and Gilgamesh work together and are stronger than the demon together. The demon ridicules Gilgamesh for letting Enkidu tell him, a king, what to do. Humbaba makes his face change, so that Gilgamesh becomes scared. Enkidu tells Gilgamesh to stop whining and not to be afraid.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu battle Humbaba and defeat the demon with the help of the god, Shamash. Shamash appears to have taken a personal interest in the well being of Gilgamesh, and the hero prays constantly to the sun god to help him.
After the battle, Humbaba begs Gilgamesh not to kill him, and begs Enkidu to convince Gilgamesh.....
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