c. 2285–2250 BCE
Sumerian high priestess; the earliest author known by name.
Enheduanna (c. 2285–2250 BCE) endures among the great of Middle East & Persia. Sumerian high priestess; the earliest author known by name.
Across the ancient age, this life and its works passed into the shared inheritance of humankind — kept here so the memory is never lost.
Honored among the Great Ones of every civilization. Africa is the cradle of humankind; in the deepest sense, these are everyone’s ancestors — and so this name is kept, from the cradle of humanity to all its children.
Submitted with honor.
Submitted by the Honored Ancestors Editorial Committee.
