I have to admit, I'd never hear of Enheduanna before today.

I have to admit, I'd never hear of Enheduanna before today. Apparently, she's the oldest known poet to actually write her prose down.

(Sumerian: ๐’‚—๐’ƒถ๐’ŒŒ๐’€ญ๐’ˆพ,[1] also transliterated as Enheduana, En-hedu-ana, or variants;[2] fl. 23rd century BC)[3] is the earliest known poet whose name has been recorded. She was the High Priestess of the goddess Inanna and the moon god Nanna (Sin). She lived in the Sumerian city-state of Ur.[4]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enheduanna

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