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Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird

Part two of the Lugalbanda cycle — alone in the mountains, the hero befriends the giant Anzud bird and wins from her the gift of supernatural speed.

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Tradition: Sumerian heroic epic. The Anzud (Anzu) is the lion-headed eagle of the storm — a recurring monstrous-divine figure across Mesopotamian literature.
Translation: ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
License: ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.
Source: etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk

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