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Ashurbanipal: The Oldest Surviving Royal Library in the World with Over 30,000 Clay Tablets

9 April, 2019 - 01:29 dhwty

Ashurbanipal: The Oldest Surviving Royal Library in the World with Over 30,000 Clay Tablets

The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal has sometimes been described as the ‘first library’ in the world, or the ‘oldest surviving royal library in the world’. The library was discovered by archaeologists...