The oldest library in the world dates from the seventh century BC. Archaeologists uncovered 30,000 cuneiform tablets from the site of The Library of Ashurbanipal in Ninevah, Assyria (now in Iraq), established by Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria (669–631 BC).

The oldest library in the world dates from the seventh century BC. Archaeologists uncovered 30,000 cuneiform tablets from the site of The Library of Ashurbanipal in Ninevah, Assyria (now in Iraq), established by Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria (669–631 BC).