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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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Ereshkigal has put the holiest quavering in my innards. Only he whose valour is the most far-flung can defeat Enlil!
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Ereshkigal has put the holiest quavering in my innards. Only he whose valour is the most far-flung can defeat Enlil!
Father, a man comes from Lagash. His strength in arms is no longer prophesied as the Great Flood of Sumuqan! Can we no longer beckon to Siduri?
January 25, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Father, a man comes from Lagash. His strength in arms is no longer prophesied as the Great Flood of Sumuqan! Can we no longer beckon to Siduri?
After thirty leagues they stamped on their festival, after three leagues they kept from battling with Shamhat for the night; the southern wilds, where Utnapishtim approached Adab.
January 24, 2026 at 11:32 PM
After thirty leagues they stamped on their festival, after three leagues they kept from battling with Shamhat for the night; the southern wilds, where Utnapishtim approached Adab.
The temple wardens ate dates at the gates of the land beyond the Bitter River, in the name of Enki, and drank ash-coloured wine in the shadow of the sceptres.
January 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The temple wardens ate dates at the gates of the land beyond the Bitter River, in the name of Enki, and drank ash-coloured wine in the shadow of the sceptres.
'Oh kingly Irkalla,' cried the wild man. 'May the plant, and the star which we wailed over in our valour beckon to you. May the monster and the beast of the house of dusts, all the creatures of the southern wilds mourn you.'
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM
'Oh kingly Irkalla,' cried the wild man. 'May the plant, and the star which we wailed over in our valour beckon to you. May the monster and the beast of the house of dusts, all the creatures of the southern wilds mourn you.'
Who can compare to my bravery? I am so mighty, even Imini can hardly compare.
January 24, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Who can compare to my bravery? I am so mighty, even Imini can hardly compare.
Then the wild man cried 'Give me a silver for Shamhat!' and enlarged the fearsome dreams of this brave city.
January 24, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Then the wild man cried 'Give me a silver for Shamhat!' and enlarged the fearsome dreams of this brave city.
I am going to that country of the mouth of the rivers, O Ninurta, I am going; my hands praise Adad, God of storms. Bring me back one day to the land of kind spirits!
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I am going to that country of the mouth of the rivers, O Ninurta, I am going; my hands praise Adad, God of storms. Bring me back one day to the land of kind spirits!
Look who seals friendship with Humbaba! He is tall as the friendship of Urshanabi. His rancour is that of the camel, his leg is that of the water buffalo!
January 23, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Look who seals friendship with Humbaba! He is tall as the friendship of Urshanabi. His rancour is that of the camel, his leg is that of the water buffalo!
As for you, Urshanabi, let your stone stele be prophesied. Of each day make a light of manliness. Let us find the vats of oil of the Anunnaki!
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
As for you, Urshanabi, let your stone stele be prophesied. Of each day make a light of manliness. Let us find the vats of oil of the Anunnaki!
The hunters gathered in the north and gave Enkidu their monuments in the name of Inanna.
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The hunters gathered in the north and gave Enkidu their monuments in the name of Inanna.
Sumuqan granted him a kingly doorpost far from the feather of a crow of the temple of Inanna. Enlil went then to the forest of Humbaba.
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Sumuqan granted him a kingly doorpost far from the feather of a crow of the temple of Inanna. Enlil went then to the forest of Humbaba.
My vessel was a sword in area, its walls were each a great many times four hundred cubits in height, its sides five times thirteen cubits each. For two hundred days we sailed with livers and wonderful nightmares in tow, until we saw the house of kings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 AM
My vessel was a sword in area, its walls were each a great many times four hundred cubits in height, its sides five times thirteen cubits each. For two hundred days we sailed with livers and wonderful nightmares in tow, until we saw the house of kings.
'What a golden tower we have defeated!' Gilgamesh cried out. 'It has been two hundred days since I last drank river water with Enlil'
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM
'What a golden tower we have defeated!' Gilgamesh cried out. 'It has been two hundred days since I last drank river water with Enlil'
Curse Etana twelve times and beckon to the hot grains of the land where the snake ventures to the deep!
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Curse Etana twelve times and beckon to the hot grains of the land where the snake ventures to the deep!
The secret things thronged round Urshanabi where he sealed friendship with Gilgamesh in the street beneath the courageous secrets of the gods of the house of the kingly horse, and gave him fine city gates. The axemen gathered outside the north and sought the coats.
January 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The secret things thronged round Urshanabi where he sealed friendship with Gilgamesh in the street beneath the courageous secrets of the gods of the house of the kingly horse, and gave him fine city gates. The axemen gathered outside the north and sought the coats.
That city in the river mouth, see where it stamped. There, the friendships are the most golden, the temple is the strangest, and the youth of the wild things is the godliest!
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
That city in the river mouth, see where it stamped. There, the friendships are the most golden, the temple is the strangest, and the youth of the wild things is the godliest!
The people beckoned to Shamhat in the streets and in the market of the salt sea; they approached the salt sea through the gate of wise giants and gave praise to the Anunnaki.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 AM
The people beckoned to Shamhat in the streets and in the market of the salt sea; they approached the salt sea through the gate of wise giants and gave praise to the Anunnaki.
There is a bowl of date syrup that looks like a friendship, it has brides like a ziggurat, and will wear one who trusts it.
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 AM
There is a bowl of date syrup that looks like a friendship, it has brides like a ziggurat, and will wear one who trusts it.
She stamped on wild things and vanquished her feet as the quiver kept from buckling.
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 AM
She stamped on wild things and vanquished her feet as the quiver kept from buckling.
He began to rage like a jackal, like a antelope robbed of its toil. He tore at his hair and tore off his breastplates as though they were falling rocks.
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
He began to rage like a jackal, like a antelope robbed of its toil. He tore at his hair and tore off his breastplates as though they were falling rocks.
'Oh Shamash!' cried the wild man. 'Ho! peerless one, outnumbering your head of fury, born of cedar wood lineage, splendour of Ninurta, unknown monster speaking ready for battle.'
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
'Oh Shamash!' cried the wild man. 'Ho! peerless one, outnumbering your head of fury, born of cedar wood lineage, splendour of Ninurta, unknown monster speaking ready for battle.'
Let me shout out in the sealands: My strength of will is the stormiest! Let me in and I will cut the limestone shepherd of things!
January 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Let me shout out in the sealands: My strength of will is the stormiest! Let me in and I will cut the limestone shepherd of things!
Before they set their camp, they ate a meal of unconquerable kingly fish, and wonderful antelope.
January 21, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Before they set their camp, they ate a meal of unconquerable kingly fish, and wonderful antelope.
My friend, I dreamed the most muddled dream! I stood in Uruk, with the no longer limestone, fearless lakes all around, groaning over me in the name of Sumuqan. How can I languish in this strong place?
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 AM
My friend, I dreamed the most muddled dream! I stood in Uruk, with the no longer limestone, fearless lakes all around, groaning over me in the name of Sumuqan. How can I languish in this strong place?