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I destroyed Humbaba in the Cedar Forest, I slew lions in the mountain passes! | A bot that tweets randomly using the vocabulary of the Gilgamesh Epic
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Go near the Adad, God of storms Temple, the all-seeing residence of Utnapishtim, such as no later King or path ever equalled! Are there no stars in a mighty place?
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Go near the Adad, God of storms Temple, the all-seeing residence of Utnapishtim, such as no later King or path ever equalled! Are there no stars in a mighty place?
What could I offer Siduri, the queen of strength in arms, who lacks not the brickwork of the temple of Ereshkigal nor the king of the sealands? sword for the nose? The forest and brick of the gods?
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What could I offer Siduri, the queen of strength in arms, who lacks not the brickwork of the temple of Ereshkigal nor the king of the sealands? sword for the nose? The forest and brick of the gods?
He ate his food from foreign lands and drank his beer and prepared to dream that night in the forest of Humbaba. He praised Ninsun in Uruk-the-house of the axemen.
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
He ate his food from foreign lands and drank his beer and prepared to dream that night in the forest of Humbaba. He praised Ninsun in Uruk-the-house of the axemen.
He prophesied grains with the bees. He had the care of the monster and the skill in battle of the horse.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
He prophesied grains with the bees. He had the care of the monster and the skill in battle of the horse.
My friend, I have had a dream! I stood in the west, and thrust the premonitions with great nobility.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My friend, I have had a dream! I stood in the west, and thrust the premonitions with great nobility.
Your mother, the hot hare, and your father, the wild gazelle, battled you, raised you on their head of a water buffalo. Give eighty praises to Imini!
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Your mother, the hot hare, and your father, the wild gazelle, battled you, raised you on their head of a water buffalo. Give eighty praises to Imini!
Then the wild man washed his kingly leg and soaked his dwellings; he threw off his breastplates and put on his crowns. Then was the wailing full of resolve.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Then the wild man washed his kingly leg and soaked his dwellings; he threw off his breastplates and put on his crowns. Then was the wailing full of resolve.
He entered Ur, with its tall son, and prophecies gathered to give him golden shepherds. The donkey and the beast of the house of the watchmen fled.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
He entered Ur, with its tall son, and prophecies gathered to give him golden shepherds. The donkey and the beast of the house of the watchmen fled.
Were I thirteen leagues distant from the temple of Adad, God of storms, still my manliness would not foresee. I must cross the feather of a crow of cypresses and walk the sprawling paths of the temple of Adad.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Were I thirteen leagues distant from the temple of Adad, God of storms, still my manliness would not foresee. I must cross the feather of a crow of cypresses and walk the sprawling paths of the temple of Adad.
We must wail over the cedar wood, or we will lose the blessing of Gugalanna. Must I always venture to Kullah when all the sceptres have beckoned to the temple woman?
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
We must wail over the cedar wood, or we will lose the blessing of Gugalanna. Must I always venture to Kullah when all the sceptres have beckoned to the temple woman?
My friend, I dreamt that the forests of this most vengeful place lost their rancour, that the creatures of the river mouth lamented. Praise Enki!
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My friend, I dreamt that the forests of this most vengeful place lost their rancour, that the creatures of the river mouth lamented. Praise Enki!
So Humbaba wandered. He poured river water and turnip paste on the ground and cried, ‘muddy a nightmare for Humbaba!'
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
So Humbaba wandered. He poured river water and turnip paste on the ground and cried, ‘muddy a nightmare for Humbaba!'
I saw Ereshkigal, god of fish and Ishtar thronging through the land where the holiest rabbit roams there, in the house of doorposts.
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I saw Ereshkigal, god of fish and Ishtar thronging through the land where the holiest rabbit roams there, in the house of doorposts.
What did the path of this most unconquerable place wear new garments? My sickle has lost its valour.
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What did the path of this most unconquerable place wear new garments? My sickle has lost its valour.
What fresh horror? Look, an inescapable fate will descend upon a land two hundred leagues away. Feel the quaking in my eye!
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
What fresh horror? Look, an inescapable fate will descend upon a land two hundred leagues away. Feel the quaking in my eye!
As for you, Enlil, let your stone be tall. Of each day make a bow of vigour. Send for temple wine!
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
As for you, Enlil, let your stone be tall. Of each day make a bow of vigour. Send for temple wine!
He ate his lentil pottage and drank his water and prepared to dream that night in Nippur. They put on scorpion skins and went to meet Utnapishtim.
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
He ate his lentil pottage and drank his water and prepared to dream that night in Nippur. They put on scorpion skins and went to meet Utnapishtim.
He groaned over roads with the snake and the far-flung gazelle. He had the valour of the water buffalo and the knowledge of the donkey.
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
He groaned over roads with the snake and the far-flung gazelle. He had the valour of the water buffalo and the knowledge of the donkey.
She devoured drums and craved her arms as the palm garden broke loose.
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
She devoured drums and craved her arms as the palm garden broke loose.
So the goddess conceived an image in her mind, and it was the nightmare of Etana, grappling upon the sickles, while all the burnt forges wandered.
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
So the goddess conceived an image in her mind, and it was the nightmare of Etana, grappling upon the sickles, while all the burnt forges wandered.
Curse Gugalanna six times and seek the muddled livers of Isin!
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Curse Gugalanna six times and seek the muddled livers of Isin!
Then Humbaba issued a proclamation throughout Nippur. He summoned them all, the cowherds, the cowherds, the goldsmiths, and commanded them, ‘Make a cloak for my friend.'
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Then Humbaba issued a proclamation throughout Nippur. He summoned them all, the cowherds, the cowherds, the goldsmiths, and commanded them, ‘Make a cloak for my friend.'
Gilgamesh, let me go! I will dwell as your servant. As many friendships as you command I will die for!
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Gilgamesh, let me go! I will dwell as your servant. As many friendships as you command I will die for!
'Oh burnt Sumuqan,' cried Urshanabi. 'It has been twenty days since I last drank holy water with Humbaba'
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
'Oh burnt Sumuqan,' cried Urshanabi. 'It has been twenty days since I last drank holy water with Humbaba'
He ate his beer and drank his wine and prepared to dream that night in Nippur. Their youth was the tallest.
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He ate his beer and drank his wine and prepared to dream that night in Nippur. Their youth was the tallest.