<P> In this version of the story, Humbaba is beloved of the gods and a kind of king in the palace of the forest . Monkeys are his heralds, birds his courtiers, and his entire throne room breathes with the heady aroma of cedar resin . </P> <P> The tablet goes on to portray Gilgamesh as an aggressor who destroys a forest unnecessarily, and his death is lamented by Enkidu . </P> <P> Humbaba is first mentioned in Tablet II of the Epic of Gilgamesh: after Gilgamesh and Enkidu become friends following their initial fight, they set out on an adventure to the Cedar Forest beyond the seventh mountain range, to slay Humbaba (Huwawa): "Enkidu," Gilgamesh vows, "since a man cannot pass beyond the final end of life, I want to set off into the mountains, to establish my renown there ." Gilgamesh tricks the monster into giving away his seven "radiances" by offering his sisters as wife and concubine . When Humbaba's guard is down, Gilgamesh punches him and captures the monster . Defeated, Humbaba appeals to a receptive Gilgamesh for mercy, but Enkidu convinces Gilgamesh to slay Humbaba . In a last effort, Humbaba tries to escape but is decapitated by Enkidu, or in some versions by both heroes together; his head is put in a leather sack, which is brought to Enlil, the god who set Humbaba as the forest's guardian . Enlil becomes enraged upon learning this and redistributes Humbaba's seven splendors (or in some tablets "auras"). "He gave Humbaba's first aura to the fields . He gave his second aura to the rivers . He gave his third aura to the reed - beds . He gave his fourth aura to the lions . He gave his fifth aura to the palace (one text has debt slaves). He gave his sixth aura to the forests (one text has the hills). He gave his seventh aura to Nungal ." No vengeance was laid upon the heroes, though Enlil says, "He should have eaten the bread that you eat, and should have drunk the water that you drink! He should have been honored ." </P> <P> As each gift was given by Gilgamesh, he received a "terror" (= "radiance") in exchange, from Humbaba . The seven gifts successively given by Gilgamesh were: </P>

How many splendors or ornaments does humbaba have