dec 31, 591 BC - Library built in Nineveh
Description:
Ashurbanipal was the creator of the first library in the city of Nineveh. He started collecting all the written works in Mesopotamia and from that he made the famous library that held over 30,000 clay tablets (books).Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 31, 591 BC
Now
~ 2620 years ago