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Books. The source of knowledge, before phones, and the internet existed. But how did it all start? Well, Papyrus scrolls were the earliest forms of books, superseded in the 6th century by the codex. They were simply easier to store, and it made a popular format to store information. But what was the reason behind Papyrus scrolls?
It was first used by the ancient Egyptians, in about the third millennium BCE, because they needed some place to record history, and important dates.
The papers official birthday is 105 AD, as we know today, that was the day paper was born. The first ever book, was not that long after Papyrus was invented, on the fourth millennium BCE was the birth of the book. The first book ever found was in the area where Ancient Mesopotamia would have been, we don’t know if its the first ever book made, but it is the oldest surviving piece of literature.
Books are a great thing, they hold knowledge, wisdom, an escape from this world, and world famous events, places and so much more. Me personally? I love books. They are the sole reason for my existence, and I always have at least one with me.