NY exhibit celebrates Enheduanna, earliest-named author in world literature

The exhibition titled 'She Who Wrote: Enheduanna And Women Of Mesopotamia' in New York brings together for the first time a selection of artefacts relating to the life of Enheduanna. Photo: AFP

On October 6, Annie Ernaux became the 17th female author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Millennia ago, another woman stood out for her writing skills. Princess Enheduanna, is the subject of a new exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.