Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enheduanna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-hed-u-an-na
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A priestess of the moon deity Nanna and the first named author.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂗𒃶𒌌𒀭𒈾 (literally “Ornament of Heaven”).

Inflected Forms

Enheduana (alternative) En-hedu-ana (alternative)

Questions

What does enheduanna mean?: A priestess of the moon deity Nanna and the first named author.
Where does enheduanna come from?: Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂗𒃶𒌌𒀭𒈾 (literally “Ornament of Heaven”).

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