Religion:Khumban
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Khumban (Template:Lang-elx, or Humban) was the Elamite god of the sky. His Sumerian equivalent was Enlil.[1] He was a popular deity, and several Elamite kings, mostly from the Neo-Elamite Period, were named in honour of him. It's been suggested that in Mesopotamian mythology, Humban was perceived as Huwawa/Humbaba, the guardian of the Cedar Forest in the Epic of Gilgamesh.[2] However, this is viewed as mere speculation by some experts, and Claus Wilcke considers the etymology of Humbaba to be a mystery.[3]
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- ↑ H. Koch, Theology and Worship in Elam and Achaemenid Iran, Civilizations of the ancient Near East 3, 1995, p. 1961
- ↑ K. van der Toorn, Humbaba, [in:] K. van der Toorn, B. Becking, P. W. van der Horst, Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, 1999, p. 431-432
- ↑ F. van Koppen, K. van der Toorn, Humban, [in:] K. van der Toorn, B. Becking, P. W. van der Horst, Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, 1999, p. 432-434
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