Fun fact: guess who is the first formally recognized author in the history of humanity?
#Enheduanna, chief priestess of Inanna, the daughter of Sargon of #Akkadia and author of the Sumerian hymns and the exaltation of Inanna... #history #civilization

Cuneiform brooch on rock

Cuneiform earrings

Cuneiform cufflinks on rock

New cuneiform designs just dropped! All-new styles in necklaces, bracelets, brooches, cuff links and earrings
All available on my etsy now 🛍️ tephraarts.etsy.com
🏺 #cuneiform #sumeria #mesopotamia #archaeology #anthropology #history #akkadia

Close up of tan painted rectangles with impressed cuneiform

New cuneiform pieces coming soon!
I’m trying a new technique to make them look more worn and aged. And they are tiny! The earring charms are just 1x2cm.
#crafting 👩‍🎨✍️ #sumerian #cuneiform #archaeology #history #mesopotamia #akkadia #uruk

Sargon of Akkad, Bronze Head ca. 2300 B.C. Photographed in 1936, National Museum of Iraq

#historydom #ancienthistory #sargon #mesopotamia #akkadia #history

Researchers Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Tablets Revealing How the Sumerians’ Government Bureaucracy Worked Researchers Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Tablets Revealing How the Sumerians’ Government Bureaucracy Worked Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 administrative tablets that shine a light on the early days of government systems. Dating back to 2300-2150 BCE, the clay cuneiform tablets were found in the ancient Sumerian site of Girsu, which is a city known today as Tello. Most interestingly, the tablets revealed […] READ: Researchers Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Tablets Revealing How the Sumerians’ Government Bureaucracy Worked

Researchers Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Tablets Revealing How the Sumerians’ Government Bureaucracy Worked #Archeology #akkadia

Working for Zababa...
#mesopotamia #priestess #ishtar #inanna #sumeriangods #sacredprostitute #akkadia #babylon #digitalpainting #commissionart

Thank you @hourglasscomix.bsky.social

a sign that says trans and proud with a transgender symbol ALT: a sign that says trans and proud with a transgender symbol

WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME SO JUST DEAL WITH IT
The earliest known records of #transgender individuals date back to 3100 BC #Sumeria and #Akkadia. #ILoveHistory.

The World’s First Named Author Was a Woman Meet Enheduanna — a high priestess, princess and poet more than four millennia ago.

For more about Enheduanna ...

www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...

#WomensHistoryMonth #poetry #ancienthistory #author #history #Akkadia #Sumer #WomenLeaders 🍎

Disk of white calcite; on one side is a panel wherein is carved in relief a scene of sacrifice, credit British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926, courtesy Penn Museum

"She who measures the sky"
Enheduanna (c. 23rd cen BCE)
Princess! Priestess! Poetess! Astronomer?

#poetry #writer #histsci #Akkadia #Sumer #author #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #EduSky