October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 Oldest Books in the World Gutenberg Bible c. 1450 – 1455 Etruscan Gold Book — 660 BC Book of Kells – 800 AD Celtic Psalter – 11 AD The Codex Sinaiticus, or “Sinai Bible” – c. 330 – 360 AD Dorjé Chöpa, or The Vajra Cutter Sūtra (The Diamond Sūtra) — 868 AD Nag Hammadi Library – 3rd – 4th century AD Pyrgi Gold Tablets – 500 BCE St. Cuthbert Gospel – 7th century AD The Maxims of Ptahhotep, 11th and 12th dynasties, 2040–1782 BC The Madrid Codex or Tro-Cortesianus Codex – 900–1521 AD Garima Gospels – c. 330 – 650 AD The Maxims of Ptahhotep – 2375–2350 BC The Epic of Gilgamesh — 600 BC The Book of the Dead, or The Book of Coming Forth by Day — 1500 BC Rig Veda, 1500 – 1200 BC Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading... Related
I am in awe, too! Thank you. I’m so glad something sacred has survived through the eons. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
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Seeing these together creates a feeling of awe, thank you!
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I am in awe, too! Thank you. I’m so glad something sacred has survived through the eons.
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