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The Oldest Book in the World: A Debate on Definition and Origins
TLDR The debate over the oldest book in the world continues, with arguments about whether clay tablets count as books, the inclusion of oral traditions, and the significance of manuscripts from the fourth century.
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The oldest book in the world is called the Gold Orphism Book, which is 2,500 years old and written in Etruscan.
01:58
The debate over what constitutes the oldest book is sparked by the question of how to define a book, with some arguing for physical attributes and others saying it just needs to tell a story.
03:58
The debate over the oldest book continues, with some arguing that clay tablets do not count as books because they lack a binding and do not espouse a worldview, while others suggest that Homer's Iliad or the Epic of Gilgamesh could be the oldest books.
05:58
The debate over the oldest book continues, with some arguing that clay tablets do not count as books because they lack a binding and do not espouse a worldview, while others suggest that Homer's Iliad or the Epic of Gilgamesh could be the oldest books.
08:18
The debate over what constitutes the oldest book includes arguments about whether oral traditions should be considered, and whether a book needs to be bound or can be in scroll form.
10:04
The debate over what constitutes the oldest book includes arguments about whether oral traditions should be considered, whether a book needs to be bound or can be in scroll form, and the significance of manuscripts written in the fourth century.
11:51
The debate over what constitutes the oldest book includes arguments about whether oral traditions should be considered, whether a book needs to be bound or can be in scroll form, and the significance of manuscripts written in the fourth century.
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