Record No.
MRB-2026-007025
Site of One of the World's Oldest Known Royal Archives
Literature & Writing
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Record Holder
Ebla
Syria
Category
Literature & Writing
Country
Syria
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SY )
Achievement Date
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Reference
Record Description
Excavations at Ebla uncovered a royal archive of over 1,800 cuneiform tablets dating to around 2500 BCE, among the oldest written archives ever discovered, unearthed by archaeologist Paolo Matthiae's team starting in 1975.
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