What were Enheduanna's hymns primarily dedicated to?
Her personal life
The kings and queens of her time
The gods of the Sumerian pantheon
The wonders of Sumerian city-states
Answer
The hymns of Enheduanna were primarily dedicated to the gods of the Sumerian pantheon. She was the daughter of King Sargon of Akkad, who conquered Sumer and established a new empire in Mesopotamia. Enheduanna was a priestess of the goddess Inanna, and she wrote many hymns in praise of Inanna and other Sumerian deities.
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