The oldest written attestations of Semitic languages come from Mesopotamia, Northern Syria, and Egypt and date as early as c. 3000 BCE.
ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɐɾɪstˈeɪʃənz ʌv sɛmˈɪɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz kˈʌm fɹʌm mˌɛsəpətˈeɪmiə, nˈɔːɹðɚn sˈɪɹiə, ænd ˈiːdʒɪpt ænd dˈeɪt æz ˈɜːli æz sˈiː. θɹˈiː θˈaʊzənd bˌiːsˌiːˈiː.