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Oldest written song perhaps. Or even oldest written document of a song, there maybe very well be later writings of a older song For the title of oldest known s
by manquer 4y ago
Oldest written song perhaps. Or even oldest written document of a song, there maybe very well be later writings of a older song
For the title of oldest known song, Wouldn't the Vedas(Rig Veda in particular) predate this time frame ?
They are also hymns and their oral intonations were specifically preserved in transmission .
- _emacsomancer_ 4y agoSamaved is the one that was sung.
- Tuna-Fish 4y agoProbably not. The date the Vedas were created is not settled. The common dating is "1500BCE-1000BCE", but more modern research generally goes for the closer end of that range, making the Hymn to Nikkal older.
- Bayart 4y agoThe Song of Deborah may be older than the Rig Veda, and that's already pretty young compared to the properly ancient stuff from Egypt and Mesopotamia.