Temple hymns of Enheduanna
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The Temple Hymns of Enheduanna are a cycle of early Sumerian devotional poems attributed to the priestess Enheduanna, often regarded as some of the earliest known authored literary works in human history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Temple Hymns of Enheduanna | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian literary work
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cycle of hymns ⓘ devotional poetry ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 23rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
An
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Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninhursag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Naram-Sin
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Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | traditionally attributed to Enheduanna ⓘ |
| author | Enheduanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipClaim | contains first-person references to Enheduanna ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Akkadian Empire
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Ur city-state ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional poem
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hymn ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
evidence for early Sumerian temple network
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evidence for role of royal priestess in state religion ⓘ |
| influence | later Mesopotamian hymn traditions ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
among earliest known authored literary works
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early example of first-person authorship ⓘ |
| materialForm | clay tablet inscription ⓘ |
| meter | Sumerian poetic line ⓘ |
| modernScholarship | studied in Assyriology ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Mesopotamia
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Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | known from multiple cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Exaltation of Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
praise of temples and deities
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temple liturgy ⓘ |
| religiousRole | affirmation of cult centers ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| structure | cycle of individual hymns to different temples ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | temples across Sumer and Akkad ⓘ |
| theme |
divine authority
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exaltation of temples ⓘ praise of city-gods ⓘ royal and priestly legitimacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
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Temple Hymns of Enheduanna