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ENHEDUANNA
'en'=High Priestess 'hedu'=Ornament
'Ana'=of the Sky/Heaven
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of the God of the Sky/HeaveEn-hedu-Ana Daughter Of Sargon Of Akkad was the great High Priestess of the Moon-god Nanna, at Ur (ancient Iraq). She was the first known author in recorded history to write in the first person. There were many anonymous scribes who wrote before her but she was the first to identify herself in her writings. En-hedu-Ana lived around 2300-2225 BCE and was revered as the most important religious figure of her day.
Through her powerful incantations/songs to Inanna, the goddess of Love and War she changed the course of history and was remembered for centuries after her death. Her writing is so intricate, scholars call her the "Shakespeare of Sumerian literature". Her hymns function as multi-layered incantations, interweaving political, personal, ritual, theological, historical and legal dimensions.Source:http://www.angelfire.com
The hymns she wrote to Inanna constitute the earliest written portrayal of a goddess, and in celebrating her individual relationship with Inanna, Enheduanna sets down the earliest surviving verbal account of an individual's consciousness of her inner life.
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