Motif
paired heroes undertake a joint campaign against an adversary
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A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Joint Campaigns and Battles by Brother Pairs and Groups. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
mesopotamian
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An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Part III / PREFATORY NOTE / INTRODUCTION. / VIII.; lines 1877-1976 confidence: medium
The passage says the Enkidu-Gilgamesh encounter is not preserved in the Assyrian second or possibly third tablet, but a brief fourth-tablet reference repeats the story and leads to the joint campaign against Huwawa.
The passage identifies the joint campaign of Enkidu and Gilgamesh against Huwawa as the next exploit.
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