Gold Book dated to 600 BC.

More than sixty years ago, a very unique discovery was accidentally made in the Valley of Struma River, the greatest river in western Bulgaria, during road construction works.

A small book was found in an old tomb covered with frescoes. It is the world’s oldest book in the history of mankind, made of gold and dated to 600 BC.

The illustrated six golden pages are made of 23.82-karat gold (measuring 5 centimeters in length and 4.5 centimeters in width) and fastened together with gold rings. The pages are covered with text and decorated with images of warriors, a horseman, a Siren, and a lyre.

The authenticity of the book was confirmed by two independent experts from Bulgaria and England.

According to researchers from the National Museum of History in Sofia, Bulgaria, the six sheets are believed to be the oldest comprehensive work involving multiple pages. As the expert said, “there are about 30 similar pages known in the world, but they are not linked together in a book”.

This precious work was written in Etruscan language that belonged to the Etruscans, one of Europe’s most mysterious ancient peoples, who are believed to have migrated from Lydia, in modern western Turkey, settling in northern and central Italy nearly 3,000 years ago.

They were wiped out by the conquering Romans in the fourth century BC, leaving few written records.

The real problem with deciphering Etruscan language lies in understanding the exact meanings of the words and grammatical forms. The Etruscan language itself has been already deciphered, but most Etruscan texts remain totally obscure.

Apparently, the mysterious language cannot be related to any other known language, living or dead.

Etruscan language had regrettably lapsed into oblivion, and today no one can read this over 2,5 thousand years old book. However, the unique artifact can be seen at the National Museum of History in Sofia, Bulgaria where it was placed on public display.

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