Enhanduana was the daughter of King Sargon who rulde from 2334 to 2279 B.C. Along with her he had twin sons named Rimush and Manishtusu. Her wather grew up from being a farmers child to being a cup bearer to being King. No one knows how he became king. When Enhanduana was a teenager she became the high priestess. She is most famous today for being the first credited writer who wrote both stories and poetry. When her father died the eldest of the twin brothers took over and ruled cruel. He had a lust for blood. So the people rebelled. They overthrew her brother and her nephew took over, exiling her and placing his daughter as high priestess. But she had the last laugh because we know next to nothing about her nephew but we know tons, because of her writing, about her.
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