Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart
Author | : Enheduanna |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780292752429 |
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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.