Enheduanna
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Enheduanna (c:a
2300 BC) was an
Sumerian Akkadian high priestess of the moon god
Nanna in
Ur. She was also an
author, and the daughter of king
Sargon of Akkad.
She is know to us as the author of 42 hymns about Akkadian temples in different cities, a hymn to Inanna and the hymn "The Rise of Inanna".
She is generally considered the oldest author known by name.