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The following is a list of the world's oldest surviving physical documents. Each entry is the most ancient of each language or civilization. For example, the Narmer Palette may be the most ancient from Egypt, but there are many other surviving written documents from Egypt later than the Narmer Palette but still more ancient than the Missal of Silos.
The Provisions of Oxford, released in 1258, was the first English government document to be published in the English language after the Norman Conquest. In 1362, Edward III became the first king to address Parliament in English.
Barkerville Jail Text, written in pencil on a board in the then recently created Carrier syllabics: Although the first known text by native speakers dates to 1885, the first record of the language is a list of words recorded in 1793 by Alexander MacKenzie. 1885: Motu: grammar by W.G. Lawes: 1886: Guugu Yimidhirr
Private legal documents for the sale of land appeared in Mesopotamia in the early 3rd millennium BC, not long after the appearance of cuneiform writing. [86] The first codes of law were written in Mesopotamia c. 2100 BC, exemplified in the Code of Hammurabi (c. 1750 BC) that was inscribed on stone stelae throughout the Old Babylonian Empire. [87]
Johnson was illiterate and could not have written the letter; nevertheless, the court awarded Scarborough 100 acres (40 ha) of Johnson's land to pay off his alleged "debt". [11] In this early period, free blacks enjoyed "relative equality" with the white community. About 20% of free black Virginians owned their own homes.
Linear A etched on tablets found in Akrotiri, Santorini Palenque Glyphs that has a total of 92 glyphs on the tablet. Recorded history or written history describes the historical events that have been recorded in a written form or other documented communication which are subsequently evaluated by historians using the historical method.
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David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830) [a] was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist.Though his father was enslaved, his mother was free; therefore, he was free as well (partus sequitur ventrem).