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Gilgamesh said that he and Enkidu must go fight Humbaba and prove that they are much stronger than he is. Enkidu was afraid of the forrest and told Gilgamesh not to go. He knew that he wasn't going to win the fight and that they were friends now so he had to stand behind Gilgamesh. Enkidu started to feel weak but Gilgamesh said that it was Humbaba that was just making him weak, and he needs to forget about it and we need to go and kill his evil power over us. When Enkidu was with the animals they told him never to go into the forrest of Humbaba because it brings death. Gilgamesh went to the Market House and got all the weapons for the fight. He noticed that Enkidu was in a terriable pain and asked what was wrong. Enkidu was about to cry and told Gilgamesh that it was a road which you have never traveled.
They get their weapons and stop by Ninsons house. She then says that Enkidu is not her son, but she will adopt him and have upon him the same protection as she does with Gilgamesh.
Once they got to the forrest, Gilgamesh became afraid and it was Enkidu telling him that he can't be fearless. The approched the gate and when Enkidu touched the gate his hand felt numb and he couldn't feel his wrist or his fingers. He asked Gilgamesh for help, and told him to just move on without him. Gilgamesh told him that he will get better and that they had to go forth together. Enkidu awoke in the middle of the night and he was in pain, he tried to have Gilgamesh hear but he couldn't get him to hear. When Gilgamesh finally awoke he still couldn't hear Enkidu because he was still caught up in his dreams.
In the morning Gilgamesh started to cut down the great cedars and when Humbaba heard that he came rushing down the path. When Gilgamesh hear that he was coming he felt weak. Then they saw his head, that looked like a great buffalo's head.Gilgamesh saw Humbaba hit Enkidu and beat him to the ground until he thought that Enkidu was dead. Enkidu then hit Humbaba and when he was down Gilgamesh got his ax and held it above his head. Humbaba was begging that he would be their servant if he didn't kill him. Enkidu thought Gilgamesh was giving in so he yelled to him not to give in to his demands! Gilgamesh brought the ax up higher and brought it down and cut Humbaba right in the neck.
They returned to Uruk and Ishtar came to him and said the gods were mad about Humbabas death and was blaming it all on Gilgamesh and Ishtar said that Anu (her father) would relent him only if he married her. That would be the only way. He told her that her love only brings war and that she is an old fat whore. Ashtar got mad and told her father that they need to be punished so Anu brought down the Bull of Heaven and it killed 3 hundred men and then attacked Gilgamesh. Enkidu seeing his friend in trouble got strength and fought the bull. He got the sword and he lunged it between his horns right in it's neck and it fell dead.
Enkidu awoke from a dream not feeling well and the wounds from the fight getting worse. He said that in his dream the gods said that one of them just die becasue they killed Hubaba and the Bull of Heaven. Enlil said that Enkidu must die becasue Gilgamesh is part god.Gilgamesh then started freaking out because he didn't know what he would do without Enkidu with him. He couldn't go on alone. Gilgamesh knew that his friend was close to dying so he was going over the good times that they had together and make him try to forget his pain. Enkidu told Gilgamesh that he was going to be alone and that he has to face it. He said that the prostitue made him see death and feel what death is. He asked why he was crying and why Gilgamesh was to go on alone. Is that how it is with friends? and then Enkidu died.