1. The Beginning of Literature

2. The Beginning 3rd millennium BC Mesopotamia Damp Clay
Nineveh- Assyrians
22,000 tablets were found, dating from the 7th century BC

3. The World’s Two Earliest Surviving Works of Literature
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Enuma Elish

4. Literature In The West
Southern Mesopotamia
Egypt
Greece
Rome

5. The First Author of Literature in the World
Enheduanna ( BC)

6. Papyrus Books Ancient Egypt Up to 10 meter long
Rolled out horizontally
The text occupied one side
Divided into columns

7. Orpugillares Roman Write and Erase Used for everyday purpose
For Teaching

8. Book culture Neither authors' nor publishing rights
Anyone could have text recopied
Scribes earned money
Authors earned mostly glory

9. Printing Press
In 1440
Johannes Gutenberg