Sanskrit is a possible exception. I know very little about it, but it is an ancient language that one of my professors explained is still read today allowing di

Sanskrit is a possible exception. I know very little about it, but it is an ancient language that one of my professors explained is still read today allowing direct access to ancient literature. Of course, any language thousands of years old is going to have a complex story, see [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit