{"product_id":"inanna-lady-of-largest-heart-poems-of-the-sumerian-high-priestess-9780292752429","title":"Inanna  Lady of Largest Heart : Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe earliest known author of written literature was a woman named Enheduanna  who lived in ancient Mesopotamia around 2300 BCE. High Priestess to the moon god Nanna  Enheduanna came to venerate the goddess Inanna above all gods in the Sumerian pantheon. The hymns she wrote to Inanna constitute the earliest written portrayal of an ancient goddess. In their celebration of Enheduannas relationship with Inanna  they also represent the first existing account of an individuals consciousness of her inner life. This book provides the complete texts of Enheduannas hymns to Inanna  skillfully and beautifully rendered by Betty De Shong Meador  who also discusses how the poems reflect Enheduannas own spiritual and psychological liberation from being an obedient daughter in the shadow of her ruler father. Meador frames the poems with background information on the religious and cultural systems of ancient Mesopotamia and the known facts of Enheduannas life. With this information  she explores the role of Inanna as the archetypal feminine  the first goddess who encompasses both the celestial and the earthly and shows forth the full scope of womens potential.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665863368757,"sku":"ByrdShop_0292752423","price":56.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/inanna-lady-of-largest-heart-poems-of-the-sumerian-high-priestess-9780292752429","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}