what is the oldest recorded history books?

Answer 1

The royal archives of Ebla (northern Syria) are a good stash from somewhere about 2500 BC.

Answer 2

The other answers seem to be directed at the question of "what are the oldest books/writings."

The oldest recorded history books, meaning, those writings intended to convey something of the actual events of the recent past, are those of Herodatus, the Greek known as the "Father of History." (sorry to get patriarchal on you--it was a patriarchal time). He wrote a set of Herodotus' Histories that lays out the history of the conflict between the Persian Empire and the Greeks in great detail. Roughly 5th century B.C.

You could view some parts of the Old Testament / Torah (Bible)as older recorded history, but, much of it is didactic instead of historical in intent.

Answer 3

Bamboo Books
Oldest Chinese history book of annals and others, carved on bamboo strips ... Zhu Shu - Zhu Jian. Bamboo Book (books carved on bamboo strips) Return ...www.chinapage.com/history/bamboobook/bamboobook

Answer 4

the oldest known books are some ancient Sumerian texts. interestingly, though they pre-date the bible, they have some of the same stories (like the flood story).

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/07/0723_020724_cuneiform.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerian_language


either that, or maybe you would consider really old cave drawings as the *earliest* "recorded" history?

Answer 5

All of the Books of the Bible

Answer 6

no one knows the church hides so much form the world we could not tell look at the dead sea scrolls that predate the bible they tryed to keep that away form us and a copy managed to be found

Answer 7

I believe the phoenician cuniform tablets predate the bible

Answer 8

Your Question is simple,How about the Bible.

Answer 9

Bible

Answer 10

the bible?