The New York Times: In Search of Enheduanna, the Woman Who Was History’s First Named Author
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Enheduanna
Enheduanna was the entu (high) priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in the reign of her father, Sargon of Akkad. 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 his…
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culture · Sumerian high priestess, c. 2300 BC · poet · writer · priest · philosopher · also Enheduanna, Enheduana, En-hedu-ana
Born 2300 BC · Died 2300 BC · Q232505
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2022· 3 entries
BBC: Enheduanna: The world's first named author
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Hyperallergic: Looking at Enheduanna, the World’s First Known Author, and the Women of Mesopotamia
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2019· 1 entry
Scroll: Enheduanna: The world’s first known author was a priestess in ancient Mesopotamia
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2000· 1 entry
“s Sappho, who lived a millennium later, and less of whose work survives than that of Enheduanna. More like this: - The ancient place where history began - The mystical poet who can help you lead a better life - Ancient objects that reveal writing”
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1997· 1 entry
With further improvements in Zgoll 2014 and 2021
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1989· 1 entry
Westenholz suggested that Inanna and Ebih and two other hymns, to Nanna at Ur, might also have been written by her
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1976· 1 entry
American anthropologist Marta Weigle introduced Enheduanna to an audience of feminist scholars as "the first known author in world literature" with her introductory essay "Women as Verbal Artists: Reclaiming the Sisters
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1927· 2 entries
As part of excavations at Ur, British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley discovered an alabaster disk shattered into several pieces, which has since been reconstructed
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When Sir Leonard Woolley excavated the Giparu in the ancient city of Ur and found an alabaster disk with her name, association with Sargon of Akkad, and occupation inscribed on the reverse
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