Enheduanna, the first named author

Enheduanna, the first author known by name, installed by the throne.

In plain words

Enheduanna is the first author known by name, and she held her post from the throne: the first byline in history was issued by a crown.

The mechanism

ENCLOSURE — the first byline in history was issued by a crown. Authorship enters the record already licensed

How it was checked

• EvidenceT6 PHYSICAL / MANUSCRIPT; Status: COMMITTED; a capture
• Letter eraTHE ENCLOSURE AT THE BIRTH OF WRITING c. 3500 to c. 1150 BC
• Plate — Penn Museum, the Disk of Enheduanna · CC0 · source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Disk_of_Enheduanna.JPG
• SourcesARCHAEOLOGY — the disk of Enheduanna; her hymns