"Her wrath is a devastating flood which no one can withstand. A great watercourse, she abases those whom she despises. The mistress, a hurin bird who lets no one escape. Inana, a falcon preying on the gods."
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Enheduanna
(Sumerian: 𒂗𒃶𒌌ð’€ð’ˆ¾, also transliterated as Enheduana or En-hedu-ana, fl. ) is the earliest known poet whose name has been recorded. She was the High Priestess of the goddess Inanna and the Nanna/Sin. She lived in the ian city-state of Ur. Her father was and her mother was probably .
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