Enheduana and the Invention of Authorship
The first known author, Enheduana, gained a central place in the literary culture of ancient Iraq long after the death of Sumerian, the language in which her poems were written. The essay argues that her authorship served to depict the Sumerian literary heritage as a tangible object that could be a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ghent University
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Authorship |
| Online Access: | https://www.authorship.ugent.be/article/view/11486 |