The Greatest Multiple Ancient Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1544 The Poetic Edda Unknown 1270 Multiple Old norse
2779 Carmina Burana Unknown 1230 Multiple Latin
3297 The Dead Sea Scrolls Unknown -150 Multiple Hebrew, aramaic, greek
5135 Kebra Nagast Unknown 1350 Multiple Ge'ez
15897 Alberuni's India Al-Biruni, Edward C. Sachau 1030 Multiple Arabic
17117 In Search Of The Cradle Of Civilization David Frawley, Georg Feuerstein, Subhash Kak 1995 Multiple English