Together they went down into the forest

and they came to the green mountain.

There, they stood still and gazed at the forest.

They saw the height of the cedars,

They saw the way into the forest

and the track where Humbaba usually walks.

they gazed at the mountain of cedars,

The dwelling-place of the gods and the throne of Ishtar.

The hugeness of the cedars rose in front of the mountain,

Their shade was beautiful, full of fragrances.

Gilgamesh seized an axe in his hand and felled a cedar. When Humbaba heard the noise far off he was enraged, he cried out “Who is this that has violated my woods and cut down the cedar?”. Shamash sent down a tempest which blinded Humbaba. The two friends took their arms, surrounded Humbaba who cursed them in the name of Enlil. They do not listen to him, and under their attack, Humbaba, guard of the cedar-wood, falls.