Enheduanna Quotes


What I have done here no one has done before.


Context

The quotation refers to compiling religious texts and adding her own to the compilation. There is another unique characteristic of this work. It is the first in human history to have a named author. Previous written works did not designate an author.


Citations

Enheduanna, c. 2280-2200 B.C., Akkadian Princess & High Priestess, Collection of religious hymns, Enheduanna's Hymnsc. 2280-2200 B.C.

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Enheduanna (also transliterated as Enheduana, En-hedu-ana, or variants; fl. 23rd century BC) is the earliest known poet whose name has been recorded. She was the High Priestess of the goddess Inanna and the moon god Nanna (Sīn). She lived in the Sumerian city-state of Ur.