Enheduanna was the daughter of Sargon of Akkad, and composed 42 temple hymns and three stand-alone poems that are considered an important part of Mesopotamia's literary legacy.
Madaki Hasa Askia* (c. 1500–1600) was the Daughter of Emperor Askia Muhammad I (Askia the Great), the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire. She became the first female Sultan of Kano.
Queen Khentkaus I lived during the Fourth Dynasty and may have been a daughter of Menkaure, inheriting the throne from her husband and half brother King Shepseskaf. She was obviously a very important figure, but little is known of her.
