Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart: Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna

Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart: Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna
ISBN-10
0292752423
ISBN-13
9780292752429
Category
Religion
Pages
225
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Authors
Enheduanna, Betty De Shong Meador

Description

Around 2,300 BC Enheduanna was high priestess to the moon god Nanna at his temple in Ur, a position she held for almost forty years. This volume translates Enheduanna's three devotional poems to the goddess Inanna accompanied by an extensive commentary and discussion which places these highly personal and unique expressions within the context of Sumerian culture and religion. The author highlights the importance of the poems and the princess for our understanding of the place of women in Near Eastern society and religion.

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