Enheduanna
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Enheduanna was the entu priestess of the moon god Nanna in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in the reign of her father, Sargon of Akkad. She was likely appointed by her father as the leader of the religi
Enheduanna, high priestess of Nanna (c. 2300 BC)
Enheduanna's father, Sargon of Akkad, founded the Akkadian Empire in the 24th century BCE
The Disk of Enheduanna, discovered by Leonard Woolley shows the high priestess standing in worship as what has been interpreted as a nude male figure pours a libation
The ruins of the Giparu (front), the temple complex where Enheduanna served as an EN priestess
Kushim (Uruk period)
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Kushim is potentially the earliest-known recorded name of a person in writing. The name "Kushim" is found on several Uruk-period clay tablets used to record transactions of barley. It is uncertain if
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A Sumerian clay tablet potentially signed by Kushim in the upper left corner (not the more well-known "Kushim tablet")