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Feb 22, 2023 · Enheduanna was born in Mesopotamia (part of modern-day Iraq) in the 23rd century B.C.E. She was the daughter of Sargon of Akkad, or Sargon the Great, the king who established the Akkadian Empire ...
- Becky Little
Oct 25, 2022 · Diane Cole explores her influence – and looks at how she helped create a common system of beliefs throughout the ancient empire. She was the first author to be named in all recorded history: the ...
- Kushim. Year Written: c.3400 to 3000 BCE. Country of Origin: Ancient Sumer (modern day southern Iraq) [ Writing System: pre-Cuneiform (Uruk III) archaic Sumerian.
- Gal-Sal and Slaves. Year Written: c.3200 to 3100 BCE. Country of Origin: Ancient Sumer (modern day southern Iraq) [ Writing System: pre-Cuneiform archaic Sumerian.
- Iry-Hor. Year Written: c.3200 BCE. Country of Origin: Abydos, Egypt (modern day El-Bayana, Sohag Governate, Egypt) [ Writing System: Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
- Ka. Year Written: c.3200 BCE. Country of Origin: Abydos, Egypt (modern day El-Bayana, Sohag Governate, Egypt) [ Writing System: Egyptian Hieroglyphics. photo source: Wikimedia Commons.
Feb 1, 2024 · The first person to ever write their name, historians suspect, did so as part of his job. His name might have been “Kushim,” inscribed at the bottom of a Sumerian clay tablet around 5,000 years ago. Alternatively, Kushim could have been the man's title or the name of his office or a larger institution.
Aug 19, 2015 · Dated to around 3100 B.C.—about a generation or two after Kushim—the tablet’s heading is, “Two slaves held by Gal-Sal.”. Gal-Sal is the owner. Next come the slaves, “En-pap X and ...
- Robert Krulwich
Sep 21, 2020 · Hosted by Jacke Wilson, an amateur scholar with a lifelong passion for literature, The History of Literature takes a fresh look at some of the most compelling examples of creative genius the world has ever known. Jacke and special guest Charles Halton take a look at the poetry of Enheduanna (2286–2252 BC), a high priestess in ancient ...
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Apr 12, 2017 · A name may be regarded to be a symbol of a person’s identity. It is likely that human names have existed long before the advent of writing. Without a script for writing, however, this aspect of an individual could not be written down for future generations. Yet, it seems that people sought to leave their personal marks in history.
