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“Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World’s First Author” by Sophus Helle

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The Mesopotamian high priestess Enheduana lived over 4,000 years ago, but her words ring down to the present: “I am Enheduana.” 

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Posted on 13 September 2024 Poetry

“The First Great Powers: Babylon and Assyria” by Arthur Cotterell

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Literary allusions to Babylon and Assyria are often not very complimentary, and they are most certainly based on common misconceptions.

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