Biography

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Early forms

The first known biographies were written by scribes commissioned by the various rulers of antiquity: ancient Assyria, ancient Babylonia, ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, among others. Such biographies tended to be chiseled into stone or clay tablets, a method called cuneiform. The ramayana and mahabharata are also biographies. These biographies only detailed accomplishments. The Jewish holy scripture is an anthology of some of the earliest biographies in existence, detailing the lives of chiefs, kings, tribes, patriarchs and prophets.

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Scribes - Assyria - Babylonia - Egypt - Mesopotamia - Stone - Clay - Cuneiform - Jewish - Holy scripture - Anthology - Chief - Kings - Tribes - Patriarchs - Prophets

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