2007-08-31 16:36:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
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Gilgamesh!
2007-08-31 17:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by beztvarny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ancient Babylon--the civilisation which first invented writing. The epics of the gods were carved in stone of the temple walls--the first stories to be written down.
Other cultures of the age passed on the stories by word of mouth and rote memorisation.
2007-09-01 06:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by Thalia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are tales written on bambo slices near 3000 years of age, in Museums of Antiquity in China.
2007-08-31 17:35:18 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats impossible to say, people have been telling stories since the beginning of human existence.
2007-09-01 11:40:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible or caveman drawings that described stories on cave walls. If not then Egyptian hieroglyphics tell stories. First story in English would be either the Dictionary or the translated Bible.
2007-08-31 16:46:27 · answer #5 · answered by Mimblewimble 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We will probably never know. So many texts did not survive the rise of christianity.
2007-08-31 16:46:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's probably in the paintings on cave walls.
2007-08-31 18:32:30 · answer #7 · answered by Lillith 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beowulf??
2007-08-31 16:43:11 · answer #8 · answered by xoxosweethart 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about Homer's "Iliod" -- check the spelling.
2007-08-31 16:45:51 · answer #9 · answered by Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋