Enheduanna
Enheduanna ( , also transliterated as , , or variants; ) was the (high) priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in the reign of her father, Sargon of Akkad ( BCE). She was likely appointed by her father as the leader of the religious group at Ur to cement ties between the Akkadian religion of her father and the native Sumerian religion. Enheduanna has been celebrated as the earliest known named author in world history.
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Enheduanna was a high priestess of the moon god in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur during her father Sargon of Akkad's reign, likely appointed to help unite Akkadian and Sumerian religious traditions. She is celebrated as the earliest known named author in world history.
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- Born
- 2300-00-00
- Died
- 2300-01-01
- Works
- 3
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- Listeners
- 74
- Total plays
- 93
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Quotes
- “She stirs confusion and chaos against those who are disobedient to her, speeding carnage and inciting the devastating flood, clothed in terrifying radiance.”
- “Her wrath is a devastating flood which no one can withstand.A great watercourse, she abases those whom she despises.The mistress, a hurin bird who lets no one escape.Inana, a falcon preying on the gods.”
- “On the wide and silent plain, darkening the bright daylight, she turns midday into darkness. People look upon each other in anger, they look for combat. Their shouting disturbs the plain, it weighs on the pasture and the waste land. Her howling is like Ickur's and makes the flesh of all the lands tremble. No one can oppose her murderous battle -- who rivals her? No one can look at her fierce fighting, the carnage, the engulfing water, raging, sweeping over the earth, she leaves nothing behind.”
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Background
- Rebellion of Lugal-Ane
- Archaeological artifact
- Attributed works
- Temple hymns
- Hymns dedicated to Inanna
- ''The Exaltation of Inanna''
- ''Hymn to Inanna''
- ''Inanna and Ebih''
- Hymns dedicated to Nanna
- Authorship debate
- Influence and legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Enheduanna ( , also transliterated as , , or variants; ) was the (high) priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in the reign of her father, Sargon of Akkad ( BCE). She was likely appointed by her father as the leader of the religious group at Ur to cement ties between the Akkadian religion of her father and the native Sumerian religion. Enheduanna has been celebrated as the earliest known named author in world history.
A number of works in Sumerian literature, such as the Exaltation of Inanna feature her as the first-person narrator, and other works, such as the Sumerian Temple Hymns may identify her as their author. However, there is considerable debate among modern Assyriologists based on linguistic and archaeological grounds as to whether or not she actually wrote or composed any of the rediscovered works that have been attributed to her. Additionally, the only manuscripts of the works attributed to her were written by scribes in the First Babylonian Empire six centuries after she lived, written in a more recent dialect of the Sumerian language than she would have spoken. These scribes may have attributed these works to her as part of the legendary narratives of the dynasty of Sargon of Akkad in later Babylonian traditions.