jan 1, 1646 BC - Oldest partial copy of a 'Flood Story'
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A fragement of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a cuneiform tablet. It contains the earliest partial telling of a 'Flood Story' (the biblical version being Noah's Ark).
A version of the flood story exists in many cultures & religions, suggesting that something did happen in this part of the world.
Oldest complete copy is dated to c.1300 to 1000BC
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