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    What is the oldest piece of readable literature in the world and was the age verified?

    Question #85065. Asked by deadlydalton. (Aug 29 07 2:59 AM)


    Yaarbiriah

    		Texts written in Sumerian from southern Mesapotamia (now part of Iraq) dated 4 thousand years old. More information at the Oxford University site http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/po/news/2004-05/jun/10.shtml and links therefrom.

    Aug 29 07, 7:39 AM

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