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Corpus of ancient cuneiform texts discovered in Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ancient literature that comprises religious & scientific documents/books, tales, poetry & plays, royal edicts/declarations, and other forms of writing were primarily recorded on stone, stone tablets, papyri, palm leaves, metal and other media. Before the spread of writing, oral literature did not always survive well, though some texts and fragments have persisted. One can conclude that an unknown number of written works too have likely not survived the ravages of time and are therefore lost.