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Ennigaldi-Nanna ( Babylonian cuneiform: En-nígaldi-Nanna ), [1] also known as Bel-Shalti-Nanna [a] and commonly called just Ennigaldi, [3] [4] was a princess of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and high priestess ( entu) of Ur. As the first entu in six centuries, serving as the "human wife" of the moon-god Sin, Ennigaldi held large religious and ...
- 547 BC – before 500 BC
- Nabonidus
- Chaldean dynasty
- Daughter of Nebuchadnezzar I, (12th century BC)
May 21, 2019 · Ennigaldi-Nanna was the priestess of the moon deity Sin, and the daughter of the Neo-Babylonian king, Nabonidus. In the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur, around 530BCE, a small collection of ...
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Jun 20, 2023 · Ennigaldi-Nanna's father Nabonidus was a keen archeologist who conducted several excavations in Mesopotamia, some of which, were accompanied by Ennigaldi-Nanna herself. After the Neo-Babylonian Empire was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire, effectively ending Nabonidus's reign, Ennigaldi-Nanna continued to retain an important position in Ur.
Nov 27, 2019 · Ennigaldi-Nana’s means “the priestess, the desire of the Moon-god,” and appearers to be part of her father’s attempt to rekindle the old ways of Babylon. In her life, Ennigaldi-Nana would serve as the high priestess of the moon god Nana/Sin and oversee the reemergence of an 800-year-old school for young priestesses.
Jun 3, 2019 · Ennigaldi-Nanna was the priestess of the moon deity Sin, and the daughter of the Neo-Babylonian king, Nabonidus. In the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur, around 530 BC, a small collection of antiquities was gathered, with Ennigaldi-Nanna working to arrange and label the varied artifacts.
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Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum is the earliest known public museum. It dates to circa 530 BCE. The curator was Ennigaldi, the daughter of Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. It was in the state of Ur, in the modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate of Iraq, roughly 150 metres (490 ft) southeast of the famous Ziggurat of Ur.
Sep 7, 2023 · This site marked the inception of the world's first museum, and the remarkable woman who is believed to have been its curator is the Mesopotamian princess, Ennigaldi-Nanna. The Ziggurat of Ur near which the world’s first museum was founded. Photo credit: Wasfi Akab/Flickr. Ennigaldi inherited a profound appreciation for history and ...
