EPISODE · Jun 1, 2014
30. The Exaltation of Inanna, c2300 BCE
from Documents That Changed the World
One of the oldest works of literature we know, a hymn written by Enheduanna, perhaps the first known named author, in the Sumerian city of Ur, a plea for help that doesn't feel out of place 4300 years later
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30. The Exaltation of Inanna, c2300 BCE
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