Oldest Manuscripts

Historical Sources
Reykjaholtsmáldagi from the 13th century. This manuscript is believed to be one of the oldest primary text preserved in the old Nordic language. Reykjaholtsmáldagi is kept in the National Archives.
The Sarajevo Haggadah, the Oldest Sephardic Haggadah
Considered the most beautiful Jewish illuminated manuscript in existence, and the oldest Sephardic Haggadah, the Sarajevo Haggadah, was produced in Barcelona, Spain.
Codex runicus, a vellum manuscript from c. 1300 containing one of the oldest and best preserved texts of the Scanian law (Skånske lov), written entirely in runes.
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The Diamond Sutra is the oldest surviving manuscript to date.
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The oldest surviving manuscript written entirely in Irish, c1108
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362-page illuminated manuscript Gospel Book on parchment with very rich decorations. It is one of the oldest surviving documents written in Old Church Slavonic, along with the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja. Miroslav Gospels manuscript represents the most precious and significant document in cultural heritage of Serbia.”
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The Dravidian language is one of the oldest surviving classical languages dating at least 2000 years use. “Palm leaf manuscripts (Tamil) are manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves.
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This Letter of Recovery was written by Lu Ji, a famous calligrapher during the Western Jin Dynasty, who wrote to his friend inquiring about his friend's illness. It is one of the oldest manuscripts in China and a model calligraphic work collected at the Palace Museum.
The great Isaiah Scroll! the oldest manuscript we have of the Bible. Discovered in the Caves of qumran in 1947.