A limited edition dedicated to an Akkadian princess.

An exhibition was launched at New York's Morgan Library & Museum two years ago called She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia, ca. 3400-2000 B.C. 

A main exhibit was tablets inscribed with the Exaltation of Inanna by Enheduannas, priestesses of the God Nanna in Ur. Back then, the curators announced that they hoped to raise more awareness about this historic figure — history's first known author (there are earlier known anonymous texts).

The organizers' dreams seem to have come true — two years on, Montblanc is celebrating the 100th anniversary of their most famous Meisterstück pen by launching a watch dedicated to the Akkadian princess.

This watch follows another anniversary model, the Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Meisterstück, which had a 1920s blueprint of Montblanc's pen on its dial.  Now the company is delving deep into the distant past with the Star Legacy Exo Tourbillon Skeleton Enheduanna, filled with symbols of the Akkadian Empire.

The onyx dial displays an extract from Enheduanna's Temple Hymns that were signed by the author, inscribing her name in the history books. Truth be told, Catherine Mittermayer is probably the only person who can read it, Professor of Mesopotamian Studies in the Department of Ancient Sciences at the University of Geneva, who worked on the project as a consultant.

By the way, Montblanc's name has been translated and written in the Sumerian symbols for "white" and "mountain", while Sumerian numbers have been used for seconds counter and to denote the limited edition of ten.

The dial also features a bull and a crescent moon — symbols of the moon god Nanna who the entu (high) priestess Enheduanna served. The bull is backed by a frieze inspired by an ancient board game known as the Royal Game of Ur.

The remaining space without any ancient symbols is occupied by the Exo Tourbillon, where the balance wheel has been taken outside the tourbillon's cage, which is raised 3.2mm above the dial.

In order to accommodate all the components fit for both a history museum and a watchmaking museum — the watchmakers have used a large yellow-gold case measuring 44.8 mm × 15.1 mm. Availability of the Star Legacy Exo Tourbillon Skeleton Enheduanna is limited to a 10-piece series.