Like the light of the rising moon, she exuded delight. — Enheduanna (Ancient calcite disc featuring an image of Enheduanna, via the Penn Museum) She's the first named author in history — male or female. As a high priestess of Ur, one of the largest Sumerian city-states in ancient Mesopotamia, Enheduanna wrote poems in cuneiform, dedicated to the moon goddess
A Woman to Know: Enheduanna
A Woman to Know: Enheduanna
A Woman to Know: Enheduanna
Like the light of the rising moon, she exuded delight. — Enheduanna (Ancient calcite disc featuring an image of Enheduanna, via the Penn Museum) She's the first named author in history — male or female. As a high priestess of Ur, one of the largest Sumerian city-states in ancient Mesopotamia, Enheduanna wrote poems in cuneiform, dedicated to the moon goddess