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Gilgamesh tells Enkidu that they need to go to the forest of Humbaba to kill humbaba, the evil one.
Enkidu is scared but agrees because Gilgamesh and him are friends and he said that they would always stay together no mater what the obstacle.
Enkidu is scared that they are going to die. but Gilgamesh tells him that he shouldn't be scared of death because it is going to happen only the gods are immortal.
They went to talk to the elders to tell them that they are going.
They get their armor and leave. When they are leaving the people are yelling to let Enkidu leave because he knows the forest and the one in the front will die and save the other.
The visit Ninsun before they leave. She asks the gods to protect him and she gives Enkidu a charm around his neck so he can be protected as Gilgamesh is.
They travel for three days and get to the gates of the forest. Enkidu touches the gate and his hand goes numb.
They go into the dark forest and find a place at the edge of the forest to sleep that night.
They have a hard night and neither of them can really sleep. they have bad dreams and Enkidu is in pain. He wakes up and says that in his dream he learned that only one of them would make it out alive.
at dawn Gilgamesh starts to cut down a great cedar and Humbaba comes after them.
He strikes enkidu on the back and makes him fall to the ground.
Gilgamesh gets over him with his ax right before he kills Hambaba Hambaba tells him that if he does't kill him he will serve them like he sirves the gods but Enkidu ells Gilgamesh not to trust him so Gilgamesh kills him.
Ishtar comes and tells Gilgamesh that he should marry her, but he tells her no. He calls her a fat whore .
She goes to her dad Anu and tells him that they need to send the bull of heaven to them.
The bull goes after Gilgamesh and Enkidu tries to help his friend and grabs the bull by the tail and stabed it in the neck.
the stands on the walls of Uruk and yells "grief to those who have insulted me and killed the bull of heaven"
Enkidu heard it and through the thigh from the bull at her face and said that if he could he would kill her too.
Enkidu woke and told his friend that he has to die because of what they did. He said the gods wont kill Gilgamesh because he is 2/3 god.
Shamash said that Enkidu is innocent and all the gods started to argue
At the end of chapter 2 Enkidu dies.