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The Oldest Scripture in the World: How the Rigveda Earned That Title
Every ancient-text listicle names a different 'oldest holy book,' but the answer depends on what you mean by oldest, what you mean by scripture, and whether you care about the text surviving on clay or in living memory. A chronological comparison of the Pyramid Texts, Kesh Temple Hymn, Sumerian hymns, the Avesta, and the Rigveda shows why the Rigveda holds the title under most definitions that matter.