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Princess, Priestess, Poet: The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna (Classics and the Ancient World)
Princess Priestess Poet The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna - Classics and the Ancient World
Author: Betty De Shong Meador
Living in 2300 BCE, Sumerian high priestess Enheduanna became the first author of historical record by signing her name to a collection of hymns written for forty-two temples throughout the southern half of ancient Mesopotamia, the civilization now known as Sumer. Each of her hymns confirmed to the worshipers in each city the patron deity's uniq...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292723535
ISBN-10: 0292723539
Publication Date: 5/1/2010
Pages: 336
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
Book Type: Paperback
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