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Looking at Enheduanna, the World’s First Known Author, and the Women of Mesopotamia

Cylinder seal (modern impression) with goddesses Ninishkun and Ishtar, Mesopotamia, Akkadian, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 BCE), Cuneiform inscription: “To the deity Niniškun, Ilaknuid, ...
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Meet Enheduanna: Sumerian princess, priestess, and the world’s first known author

The world’s first known author is widely considered to be Enheduanna, a woman who lived in the 23rd century BCE in ancient ...
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The Sumerians their history, culture, and character Samuel Noah Kramer

Archeology and decipherment -- History : heroes, kings, and ensi's -- Society : the Sumerian city -- Religion : theology, rite, and myth -- Literature : the Sumerian ...
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Archaeologists Just Found a Long-Lost Relic of the World’s First Goddess Ever Known

The ancient Assyrian capital of Nimrudis speaking again. From beneath a landscape fractured by modern war, archaeologists have uncovered what may be the clearest surviving image of Ishtar, the ...
La Brújula Verde

An Unexpected Discovery beneath the Ishtar Temple in Assur Reveals the City’s Founding Date and Its Relationship with a Hurrian Goddess

View of the ruins of Assur, with the ziggurat in the background and the remains of walls and temples in the foreground. Credit: Fakhri Mahmood / Wikimedia Commons Investigations with coring samples ...
Religion News Service

Purim’s original queen: How studying the Book of Esther as fan fiction can teach us about the roots of an unruly Jewish festival

(The Conversation) — Whether thousands of years ago or right now, fans have always created new stories based on familiar characters, weaving their own experiences into the tale. (The Conversation) — ...