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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ennigaldi-NannaEnnigaldi-Nanna - Wikipedia

    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
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  3. theconversation.com › hidden-women-of-historyHidden women of history: Ennigaldi-Nanna, curator of the ...

    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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  4. womeninarchaeology.com › 2019/11/27 › ennigaldi-nanaEnnigaldi-Nana, the desire of the Moon ... - Women In Archaeology

    Nov 27, 2019 · When Ennigaldi-Nanna’s was appointed by her father Nabonidus, the religious position she represented and the rituals associated with the role had been forgotten (Pryke 2019). Interestingly, Ennigaldi-Nana was able to recreate her role using a steal supposedly belonging to Nebuchadnezzar I.

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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.

  7. www.ancient-origins.net › news-history-archaeologyHidden Women of History: Ennigaldi-Nanna, Curator of the ...

    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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  9. www.amusingplanet.com › 2023 › 09Ennigaldi-Nanna: The World’s First Museum Curator Was a Woman

    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 ...

  10. juliaccarpenter.substack.com › p › a-woman-to-knowA Woman to Know: Ennigaldi-Nanna - by Julia Carpenter - Substack

    May 23, 2019 · Ennigaldi-Nanna, an ancient Babylonian princess and high priestess, built what many consider to be the first museum. Her 6th century BCE collection had all the trappings of a modern-day Met: special cases for artifacts, catalogues of objects and (most critically) labels for the items on display. Raised in the palace with her archeology-loving ...

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