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Enheduanna, high priestess of Ur, is the first known author.

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Around 2300 BCE, she composed the Temple Hymns and the Exaltation of Inanna.

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Inscribed on clay tablets in cuneiform, these works name their creator, speak in “I,” and were copied for centuries.

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Her poetry helped unify worship across Sumer and Akkad, shaping ritual and literary tradition.