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A review by tri_lo_bite
Princess, Priestess, Poet: The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna by Betty De Shong Meador, Enheduanna, John Maier
challenging
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
This was my third stop on my journey to read Enheduanna, and my fourth on my quest to read world religious texts.
Now I was skeptical of this one because the last book I read by Meador was wild. But this translation seemed much more scholarly, the notes less personal and more historical. I learned a lot about the Sumerian pantheon and Sumer itself, and had a great time.
I don’t rate the books on this quest in respect to all of the lives of the people they touch, how can you rate a religious document on a star based scale? But the translation on this one was SO much better I am tempted!
This also fulfills my 2022 Read Harder prompt: Read a classic by a POC.
Now I was skeptical of this one because the last book I read by Meador was wild. But this translation seemed much more scholarly, the notes less personal and more historical. I learned a lot about the Sumerian pantheon and Sumer itself, and had a great time.
I don’t rate the books on this quest in respect to all of the lives of the people they touch, how can you rate a religious document on a star based scale? But the translation on this one was SO much better I am tempted!
This also fulfills my 2022 Read Harder prompt: Read a classic by a POC.