English
Enheduanna
Enheduanna comes from Sumerian Sumerian form.
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCESumerian formtransliteratedcuneiform Sumerian form, a transliterationliterally ‘Ornament of Heaven’
- EnglishtodayEnheduanna
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCESumerian formtransliteratedcuneiform Sumerian form, a transliterationliterally ‘Ornament of Heaven’
- EnglishtodayEnheduanna
The story
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂗𒃶𒌌𒀭𒈾 (literally “Ornament of Heaven”).
Every English word from Sumerian Sumerian form
Today it means
name A priestess of the moon deity Nanna and the first named author.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sumerian Sumerian form / Enheduanna