"I Am Enheduanna"
THE WORLD'S FIRST AUTHOR WAS A WOMAN AND A HYMNIST TO THE GODDESS.
DISCOVER HOW SHE WROTE HER WAY INTO HISTORY BOOKS IN THIS ONLINE EXHIBIT.

Enheduanna's Enduring Legacy

Photo credit: Depositphotos.com/@ Roomyana

The Dinner Party, the iconic feminist artwork by Judy Chicago, features a sacred gathering of women from history. They include human women who walked this earth and made significant contributions, as well as goddesses, divine mothers, saints, and mythical heroines.

Enheduanna is there!

There are 39 plate settings, divided into the three distinct sides of the table that form the triangle, and there are 999 names written under the table and all over the tiles. A visitor immediately feels they are in the presence of some of the most important history-makers of all time. Enheduanna, author and priestess of Inanna/Ishtar, is honored for her important role in civilization.

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/encheduanna

This beautiful exhibition space at The Brooklyn Museum is awe-inspiring. The room is shaped in a triangle, in the same shape as the table, and the lighting was dark as if you are in the womb of creation. Photo credit: Laurie Sue Brockway

She's at The Dinner Party

The place setting for Ishtar, another name of Inanna, also included the names of heroines and goddesses of her time, including Enheduanna. Photo credit: Laurie Sue Brockway

The plates start at the beginning of time, with tributes to Primordial Goddess, Fertile Goddess, Ishtar, Kali, Snake Goddess, Sophia, Amazon, Hatshepsut, Judith, Sappho, and more. Photo credit: Laurie Sue Brockway

"I Am Enheduanna"
THE WORLD'S FIRST AUTHOR WAS A WOMAN AND A HYMNIST TO THE GODDESS.
DISCOVER HOW SHE WROTE HER WAY INTO HISTORY BOOKS IN THIS ONLINE EXHIBIT.

She's at The Dinner Party

Meet Enheduanna

Welcome

Meet Enheduanna

The Power of Ancient Writings

Excavation of UR

The Exaltation of Inanna

Enheduanna's Enduring Legacy

Modern Mesopotamia

Parting Prayer

Quick Links