Who was Enheduana?

Leon, Vicki. "Enheduana of Sumer." Outrageous Women of Ancient Times. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. 

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Who was Enheduana? 

Enheduana was a royal daughter who was the daughter of King Sargon. King Sargon started off as a farmer's son then became a cup bearer then became king! She also had two twin brothers, Rimush and Manishtusu. Enheduana was best known for being the first writer ever to put her name on her pieces of writing. She wrote many poems and hymns about the gods and godesses of the Sumerian religion, since she was assigned the high priestess of King Sargon's empire. She lived at the very top of a temple or ziggurat to be as close as possible to the gods. She was the first "best-selling" author as well. Enheduana was highly respected by most people and performed rituals and sacrifices to please the gods. Later, she started to write a lot about the moon-godess Inanna. After a few years, Inanna became the supreme or ultimate godess of Akkad and Sumer. A few years later there was a revolt against King Sargon and the rebels exiled Inanna from her temples. King Sargon managed to stop the revolt and forced his people to respect Inanna as the Ultimate godess. King Sargon then died and one of Enheduana's twin brothers, Rimush took over his empire. Then rimush was over thrown by his twin bother, Manishtusu. Both twin brothers were hated by a lot of people and both were killed by palace enemies. Enheduana's nephew grew to power and exiled Enheduana to he desert forever. Enheduana was very important to better understand this time period. It is rare to find written down emotions, thoughts, and beliefs from a woman during almost any time period. Her literature also helped us better understand the religion. The gods, godesses, rituals, and stories/tales. Since her literature was written on clay tablets, it was preserved for thousands of years.