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Question: Which was the very first book ever written!?
Which book is known to b written at the very beginning of mankind,I've heard its the"Vedas"is it really true!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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There's a lot of ways to answer that, really!.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is often called the oldest piece of known, fictional literature!.

Vedas is the oldest Sanskrit text, I think, but it was not in book form when first laid down!.

As far as stories, there is no way to know which is the oldest!. Verbal tradition, dance, and music carried stories form generation to generation for thousands of years before the written word even existed, much less spit out its first work of literature, of "book!."

Separating story form book, the oldest known "book" (something in the form of a book, not a tablet or scroll) is one in the now lost Etruscan language so we don't really know what it is about!. It dates to about 600 B!.C!.
http://news!.bbc!.co!.uk/2/hi/europe/293936!.!.!.

The oldest known "printed" book (not hand-copied; and actually a scroll and not a book) is the Diamond Sutra, which bears the date 868 AD!. It was found in China!.
http://news!.bbc!.co!.uk/2/hi/entertainment!.!.!.

Beowulf is the oldest known written down English story, though it is written in an old form of English you wouldn't even recognize by today's standards!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think it's widely accepted that the first book written was "Beowulf!."

It was most certainly not The Bible, as many will tell you!. (The Gutenberg Bible was the first book published with moveable type!.)

There were of course earlier writings, characters scratched into clay tablets!.

In terms of "first book every written," you'd have to be more specific!.

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Uh!. I heard the first novel was The Tale of Genji, in Japan!. I'm not sure though!.
(The books of the Bible were written pretty early!.!.!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

The first book ever was written around 56,000 B!.C!. and it was titled "How To Catch A Mammoth" by Gronk!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There is no way to ever know that!. There have been too many books destroyed over time!.Www@QuestionHome@Com