What is the oldest religious text known?
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Sure, the oldest religious text is the so-called Sumerian Creation Myth, sometimes referred to as the Enuma Elish. It is estimated to have been composed around 3200 BCE, in Sumer, which was one of the earliest civilizations in the world. The myth is recorded in cuneiform script on clay tablets, which were discovered in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Enuma Elish describes the creation of the world and the gods by two powerful gods, Marduk and Tiamat, and is an important part of Mesopotamian mythology.
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What is the oldest religious text known?
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The oldest known religious text is often considered to be the "Rigveda", a Hindu scripture that was composed around 1500-1200 BCE. However, it's important to note that the "Rigveda" was passed down orally for centuries before it was written down, so its exact age is difficult to determine.

Another contender for the oldest religious text is the "Pyramid Texts" from ancient Egypt, which date back to around 2400-2300 BCE. These texts were inscribed on the walls of pyramids and contain spells, rituals, and prayers to help the pharaoh ascend to the afterlife.

However, the oldest surviving physical manuscripts of religious texts are fragments of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, which date back to the 2nd century BCE. But the original composition of these texts is believed to be much older, around the 6th to 2nd centuries BCE.

So, the answer can vary depending on whether we're considering the age of the original composition, the age of the written tradition, or the age of the oldest surviving manuscripts.
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