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Enhéduanna was a Sumerian Princess, Priestess, Hymnographer, Poet and Composer who is considered to be the earliest known named author in world history. A Trobairitz by trade, she was essentially one of several female noblewomen who were traveling troubadours. In Enhéduanna’s case she mostly traveled around Mesopotamia (fuzzily the area around modern day Iraq) “The Exhaltation of Inanna” (https://youtu.be/PSoLHfnr5Gc?si=c_fFINAIpH7lS1Gw) is one of her few surviving pieces

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