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Mythological scene

The relief shows an execution scene which has been intereprered as a depiction from the mythological story of Gilgamesh, where Gilgamesh and Enkidu kill the Guardian of the Cedar Forest named Humbaba. The limestone relief is about 1.22 m in height and 1.45 m in width, and has been dated to th 10th century BCE. It is on display in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara.


B. Bilgin, 2022


Literature:
Gilibert, A. Syro-Hittite monumental art and the archaeology of performance, Berlin, 2011. (Carchemish 41)
Orthmann, W. Untersuchungen zur späthethitischen Kunst, Bonn, 1971. (Karkemis E/11)


Image sources:
Bora Bilgin, 2022.