The tablet is the oldest written document we have, the dawn of recorded history as we know it. What does the Kish tablet say? The Mesopotamians didn’t write full text as we do today.

Oldest written document ever found in Jerusalem discovered Date: July 12, 2010 Source: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Summary: A tiny clay fragment -- dating from the 14th century B.C.E ...

Discovery of written tablets and clay jar stoppers which bear the impression of archaic seals and are the oldest written documents ever found at Ur of the Chaldees was revealed here today ...

The 1,600-year-old manuscript had sat unnoticed for decades at a German university. Experts say it may be the oldest written document detailing Jesus’ childhood.

The document was written in Greek, Macedo said, confirming for researchers that the gospel was originally written in that language. ... "We first noticed the word Jesus in the text.