First established the library in world?

The Library of Ashurbanipal

- The first known library in the world was the Library of Ashurbanipal, which was established in the 7th century BC in Nineveh, the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

- The library was founded by King Ashurbanipal and contained a vast collection of cuneiform tablets, including literary works, historical records, and scientific texts.

- The library was destroyed in 612 BC when Nineveh was sacked by the Medes and Babylonians, but its ruins have been excavated and many of the tablets have been recovered and are now housed in museums around the world.

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