Ellen Rachlin’s debut novel, Enheduanna’s Song From the Sands, mixes myth and history to retell the life of Enheduana, foregrounding her conflict with the rebel leader Lugal-ane and Enheduana’s need to become as ruthless as the man she is trying to defeat. Link.
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New book: Gadotti’s Enheduana
A new study of Enheduana’s life by Alhena Gadotti is out now with Routledge! Entitled Enheduana: Princess, Priestess, Poetess, the book lays out what we can say for sure about Enheduana’s life, her historical context, her transformation into a powerful cultural myth in the centuries after her death. Gadotti’s volume will be a critical resourceContinue reading “New book: Gadotti’s Enheduana”
Collected works in English translation
Sophus Helle’s new book on Enheduana was published with Yale University Press in March 2023. It contains an English translation of her collected works and an introduction to her historical background, literary reception, and the main themes of her poems. This website, enheduana.org, was launched to accompany the book.
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