Enheduana of Sumer from Outrageous Women of Ancient Times

Leon, Vicki. "Enheduana of Sumer." Outrageous Women of Ancient Times: 49-53. Print.

4,300 years ago lived beautiful Enheduana, the daughter of the greatest of all Akkadian kings, Sargon.

 Sargon ruled from 2334-2279 B.C. Enheduana had two twin brother Rimush and Manishtusu, all four lived in a new palace in the city-state of Akkad in Sumer(Where Bagdad is today). Sargon was the son of a family and farmers, but he had drive and talent to be king. He started out as a cup bearer and went to the top to be king. Enheduana, much like her father(Sargon) she had drive and talent much like her father and unlike like her brothers, since her brothers did not have the talent Sargon assigned her as high priestess of Nanna giving her the ability as royalty to learn how to write and read. 

Enheduana to lots of pride in her writing, she had written a set of 42 poems and other stories and writings. She put a lot of her religious beliefs into her writings. Enheduana didn't write on paper like we do today instead she wrote on clay tablets. She was also the only known writer to include her own name in her writings. Enheduana was the bestseller of her time, when i say best seller i don't mean people bought her writings. In this time writings weren't bought they were just copied down. Archaeologist now this because they had found over 50 copied writings of hers by other writers.  Her writings were special because they gave us a lot of information of her time period and herself. 

After her father died her brother Rimishu went into power and then her other brother Midishu. Both brothers were very ignorant and loved bloodshed so they were killed by enemies who had a lot of hatred for them. Since the two were dead a nephew of Enheduana came into power, the evil nephew kicked Enheduana out of her potion and awarded it to his own daughter and possibly threw Enheduana to the treacherous desert. Enheduana in the end in my opinion won the fight between her and him, because nobody remembers her bull headed nephew while Enheduana will be remembered for centuries due to her amazing writings.