Which lines from gilgamesh: a new english version best establish gilgamesh as triumphant in battle?

a. "i will stand by you. now let us attack."
gilgamesh felt his courage return.
they charged at humbaba like two wild bulls.

b. gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend,
came to himself. he yelled, he lifted
his massive axe

c. they took their axes and penetrated
deeper into the forest, they went
chopping down cedars, the woods chips flew

d. they bound logs together and built a raft.
enkidu steered it down the great river.
gilgamesh carried humbaba's head.

The correct answer is D. They bound logs together and built a raft. Enkidu steered it down the great river. Gilgamesh carried Humbaba's head.

Explanation:

The excerpt presented belongs to "Gilgamesh" which a poem that tells the events related to King Gilgamesh which was a prominent figure in the Sumerian society. In this excerpt Gilgamesh fight against Humbaba which was a Giant and guardian of the Cedar forest, the excerpt describes the previous moments before Gilgamesh entered to the forest with a friend, later it is described they used their axes and finally they go out of the forest with Humababa's head. Considering this, the excerpt that shows the triumph of Gilgames in the battle is option D. "They bound logs together and built a raft. Enkidu steered it down the great river. Gilgamesh carried Humbaba's head" because this explains the end of the battle and the way Gilgames was able to kill the giant as he has Humbaba's head.

The correct answer is B. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson uses his command of the English language to make a powerful argument for American independence. Thomas Jefferson is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, although Jefferson's draft was revised by his fellow committee members and the Second Continental Congress.