Enheduanna
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Enheduanna was an Akkadian high priestess and poet from the 23rd century BCE, widely regarded as the earliest known named author in world history.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akkadian person
ⓘ
high priestess ⓘ historical figure ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| describedIn | cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Sargonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| floruit | 23rd century BCE ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional literature
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hymn ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later Mesopotamian religious literature ⓘ |
| hasParticularNotableFeature | first author known by name in world history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sumerian temple hymns
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being the earliest known named author in history ⓘ religious poetry dedicated to Inanna ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Sumerian ⓘ |
| mainSubjectOfWork |
Inanna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Enheduanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Exaltation of Inanna
NERFINISHED
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Nin-me-sara NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerian temple hymns cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple Hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
high priestess
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poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| parent | Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Ur
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southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Ur (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
en-priestess of Nanna
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high priestess of the moon god Nanna ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Akkadian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Old Akkadian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Inanna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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