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title: Enheduanna, High Priestess of Ur: The First Poet in the World Known by Name
author: Penn Musuem
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21610/enheduanna-high-priestess-of-ur/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-03-24
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# Enheduanna, High Priestess of Ur: The First Poet in the World Known by Name

_Authored by Penn Musuem_

## Image File

[![Enheduanna, High Priestess of Ur: The First Poet in the World Known by Name](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21610.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21610.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Enheduanna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Enheduanna/), high priestess of [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/), daughter of [Sargon of Akkad](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sargon_of_Akkad/), the first author in the world known by name. Cropped image from the Disc of Enheduanna, an artifact discovered in 1927.

Object B16665, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Musuem, P. (2026, March 23). Enheduanna, High Priestess of Ur: The First Poet in the World Known by Name. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21610/enheduanna-high-priestess-of-ur/>
### Chicago
Musuem, Penn. "Enheduanna, High Priestess of Ur: The First Poet in the World Known by Name." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 23, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21610/enheduanna-high-priestess-of-ur/>.
### MLA
Musuem, Penn. "Enheduanna, High Priestess of Ur: The First Poet in the World Known by Name." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Mar 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21610/enheduanna-high-priestess-of-ur/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/293415) by **Penn Musuem**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 23 March 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.