Enmenanna ? (of Akkadia)
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Person:334185
| Lineage | House of Sargon |
| Sex | Female |
| Full name (at birth) | Enmenanna ? |
| Other last names | of Akkadia |
| Parents | |
Events
other: High Priestess of Sin at Ur (Chaldea)
[edit] Sources
- ↑ http://ancientneareast.tripod.com/Akkad.html - Sargon appointed one of his daughters priestess of the moon god in Ur. She took the name of Enheduanna and was succeeded in the same office by Enmenanna, daughter of Naram-Sin.
- ↑ The Creation of Patriarchy, Volume 1 . Gerda Lerner Oxford University Press, 1986 - Sargon's grandson, Naram-Shin the Great, appointed his daughter Enmenanna High-priestess at Ur. Thies practice was followed by Sumerian and Akkadian rulers for 500 years. The written record shows that "thirteen princely priestesses held office for an average of 35 to 40 years (2280-1800 BCE)
- ↑ G.R. Driver and J.C. Miles, The Babylonian Laws, 2 vols. (London: vol. 1, 1952; vol. 2, 1955) -
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