The ‘Anitta Text’ (also known as the Proclamation of Anitta or CTH 1) is the oldest known text written in an Indo-European language. It dates to the early 2nd millennium BCE (c. 1740–1725 BCE) and is attributed to King Anitta, ruler of Kuššara in ancient Anatolia. Written in cuneiform script, the text stands as the earliest historical document preserved…
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