Reading

Once you have listened to both recorded lectures -- Part 1 and Part 2 -- please read the following songs that appear in the Bible:

Judges 5 ~ Song of Deborah

Exodus 15:1-21 ~ Song of Miriam

1 Samuel 2: 1-10 ~ Song of Hannah

Luke 1: 46-56 ~ Song of Mary

Further Resources

These links are for exploring on your own in the future. See where your interest and curiosity lead you. Let any one of these links be a starting point for your own exploration and research.

On Enheduanna

A short video on the Morgan Library exhibit "She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and women of Mesopotamia ca. 3400-2000 B.C."

A lecture by the curator of the Morgan exhibit, Sidney Babcock

More resources from the Morgan exhibit "She Who Wrote"

Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World's First Author by Sophus Helle.

On Seshat

World History Encyclopedia entry on Seshat

More on Seshat from a non-academic source

The Sounds of Her Songs

As you activate your imagination and conjure up the storytellers of herstory, it might help to have these snippets about early instruments and songs.

A short video about how scholars have reconstructed the earliest known song -- go to 3:16 to hear a haunting version of this hymn-to-the-goddess.

An article on the musical instruments of Ur

A performance on a replica of the silver lyre of Ur

A lesson on the sounds of Egyptian precussion instruments -- go to 1:53 to hear a hand drum similar to what Miriam and the women of Israel may have played.

Lesson Summary

After listening to two recorded lectures, explore the following songs from the Bible:

• Judges 5 - Song of Deborah
• Exodus 15:1-21 - Song of Miriam
• 1 Samuel 2:1-10 - Song of Hannah
• Luke 1:46-56 - Song of Mary

Additional resources for future exploration:

• Learn more about Enheduanna from a short video on the Morgan Library exhibit, "She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and women of Mesopotamia ca. 3400-2000 B.C."
• Access a lecture by the curator of the Morgan exhibit, Sidney Babcock
• Explore more resources from the Morgan exhibit "She Who Wrote"
• Discover Seshat through a World History Encyclopedia entry
• Find out more about Seshat from a non-academic source

Enhance your understanding of early instruments and songs with these resources:

• Watch a short video on how scholars reconstructed the earliest known song, featuring a haunting version of a hymn-to-the-goddess at 3:16
• Read an article on the musical instruments of Ur
• Enjoy a performance on a replica of the silver lyre of Ur
• Learn about the sounds of Egyptian percussion instruments in a lesson, including a hand drum similar to what Miriam and the women of Israel may have played at 1:53