πβοΈ #Enheduanna (2285β2250 BCE), daughter of King Sargon of #Akkad, was high priestess of the moon god at #Ur in modern-day #Iraq. She wrote hymns to the goddess Inanna and 42 temple hymns, signing her name β something no known #writer had done before.
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Meet Enheduanna: Sumerian Princess, Priestess, and the Worldβs First Known Author
In the figure of Enheduanna, we see a powerful figure of great creativity, whose passionate praise of the goddess of love continues to echo through time.
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Reading: duββ(g)
Meaning: to say, speak
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Inanna: The Most Popular Goddess of Ancient Mesopotamia
Inanna is the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, sensuality, fertility, procreation, and also of war. She later became identified by the Akkadians and Assyrians as the goddess Ishtar, and further with...
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