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Sumer – For Further Reading
For those who might be curious about my process learning about Sumer, who want some recommendations for further reading, or are just curious how extensive my research was, here is the compiled list of works I read when learning about ancient Sumer. My most recommended items are in bold lettering. Alfonso Archi. Tradition and Innovation in the Ancient Near East : Proceedings of the 57th Rencontre Assyriologique International at Rome, 4-8 July 2011. Eisenbrauns, 2014. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=944010&site=ehost-live&scope=site. Allen, Diogenes. Philosophy for Understanding Theology. Westminster/John Knox Press, 1986. Bottéro, Jean. “The Culinary Tablets at Yale.” Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 107, no. 1, 1987, pp. 11–19. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/602948.…
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Enheduanna as Priestess
“The compiler of the tablets was Enheduanna. My king, something has been created that no one has created before.” The Temple Hymns 543-544 A man whose birth story is lost in the sands of time. Mythology says he was fished out of the river from a reed basket by a gardener in Kish who adopted him. He would become the cupbearer to a king. Eventually, he would sit on the throne of that very same king. Sargon of Akkad. He is one of the most familiar names to those who study ancient Mesopotamian history. But the story of his daughter is almost more intriguing to me. Because of the time…
