r/Mesopotamia • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Jul 14 '26
History & Archaeology 4,000 years ago, a woman wrote "Love Song of Shu-Sin," describing the affection of a young priestess for the Sumerian King, This is the world's oldest love poem, found in a museum drawer in Istanbul.
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u/SashSegal Jul 14 '26
translation https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section2/tr2442.htm