A clay tablet from circa 1750 B.C., inscribed with “The Exaltation of Inanna,” a poem attributed to Enheduanna, a priestess believed to be the first individually named author in history. Credit ...

"When people ask who is the first author, they never guess anyone in Mesopotamia, and it's never a woman," says Sidney Babcock, curator of the recently opened exhibition at New York City's Morgan ...

The first 60 lines start off as a simple prayer. But then, something unprecedented happens, and the author identifies herself: “I am Enheduanna, let me speak to you my prayer.” ...

ABOVE: WIKIMEDIA, ELKEDEBRIE T he first author of a scientific journal article should ensure the integrity of all of the content in a research paper, researchers suggested May 2 in PLOS One.. Katrin ...