From the article, "Over 4,300 years ago, one of these prostitute-priestesses, Enheduana, wrote the oldest words by an author whose name is known today; archeologists have unearthed many clay tablets of her cuneiform poetry."
These writings mentioned are commonly understood amongst scholars to be the predecessor of many, many, many Bible passages. I know that probably rubs some people the wrong way; but it's true. These words were originally written to exalt this goddess (known in the Old Testament as "Ashera" - another later name for her in the Levant).
Also, notice the owl symbolism along with the lion.
From the article, "Over 4,300 years ago, one of these prostitute-priestesses, Enheduana, wrote the oldest words by an author whose name is known today; archeologists have unearthed many clay tablets of her cuneiform poetry."
These writings mentioned are commonly understood amongst scholars to be the predecessor of many, many, many Bible passages. I know that probably rubs some people the wrong way; but it's true. These words were originally written to exalt this goddess (known in the Old Testament as "Ashera" - another later name for her in the Levant).
Also, notice the owl symbolism along with the lion.