Enheduanna

a feminine key to the reinforcement of Akkadian power in Sumer

Authors

  • Alexandre Galvão Carvalho State University of Southwest Bahia
  • Ivone Vieira da Silva State University of Southwest Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/herodoto.2023.v8.20007

Keywords:

Enheduana, Inanna, Acádia, Literatura, Cultura Material

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the importance exercised by Princess Enheduanna during her office as a priestess. Enheduana will be approached through Mesopotamian visual evidence and her writings, with the aim of understanding her influence on the transformation of the female priesthood and the manipulation of the ideological system of the time for her own benefit and that of the Akkadian empire. In this sense, the text demonstrates how Enheduanna was an important agent in maintaining and reinforcing Akkadian power in the city-states of the Sumerian region.

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Author Biography

  • Alexandre Galvão Carvalho, State University of Southwest Bahia

    Possui graduação em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (1992), mestrado em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (1997) e doutorado em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (2007). Atualmente é professor titular pleno da Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia. Tem experiência na área de História, com ênfase em História Antiga, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: economia antiga, historiografia, historiografia do mundo antigo, ensino de história e historiografia, história econômica, história do antigo Oriente Próximo (Texto informado pelo autor)

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Published

2025-02-13

How to Cite

Enheduanna: a feminine key to the reinforcement of Akkadian power in Sumer . (2025). Heródoto: Revista Do Grupo De Estudos E Pesquisas Sobre a Antiguidade Clássica E Suas Conexões Afro-asiáticas, 8(1), 07-26. https://doi.org/10.34024/herodoto.2023.v8.20007