There are thousands of ancient peoples whose names or stories we’ll never know, but this list contains some of the earliest recorded names in the world. While many of these people were kings (and one queen), the oldest known person was an accountant, who signed what were basically ancient receipts and inventory lists.
Below are the 10 Oldest Known Names Recorded in History
No. 10 - Yax Ehb Xook | येक्स एहब क्षुक
Year Written: c.90 CE
Country of Origin: Tikal (modern day Flores, Guatemala)
Writing System: pre-Columbian Maya Script
No. 9 - Anitta | अनित्ता
Year Written: c.17th century BCE
Country of Origin: Kussara, Anatolia (modern day Turkey)
Writing System: Hittite Cuneiform
No. 8 - Hor-Aha | होर-अहा
Year Written: c.3100 BCE
Country of Origin: Abydos, Egypt (modern day El-Bayana, Sohag Governate, Egypt)
Writing System: Egyptian Hieroglyphics
No. 7 - Neithhotep | निथोटेप
Year Written: c.3150 to 3125 BCE
Country of Origin: Abydos, Egypt (modern day El-Bayana, Sohag Governate, Egypt)
Writing System: Egyptian Hieroglyphics
No. 6 - Narmer | नार्मर
Year Written: c.3150 to 3100 BCE
Country of Origin: Nekhen, Egypt (modern day Aswan Governate, Egypt)
Writing System: Egyptian Hieroglyphics
No. 5 - Scorpion II | स्कोर्पियन ii
Year Written: c.3200 to 3000 BCE
Country of Origin: Nekhen, Egypt (modern day Aswan Governate, Egypt)
Writing System: Egyptian Hieroglyphics
No. 4 - Ka | का
Year Written: c.3200 BCE
Country of Origin: Abydos, Egypt (modern day El-Bayana, Sohag Governate, Egypt)
Writing System: Egyptian Hieroglyphics
No. 3 - Iry-Hor | इरी-होर
Year Written: c.3200 BCE
Country of Origin: Abydos, Egypt (modern day El-Bayana, Sohag Governate, Egypt)
Writing System: Egyptian Hieroglyphics
No. 2 - Gal-Sal and Slaves | गल-साल एवं सेवक
Year Written: c.3200 to 3100 BCE
Country of Origin: Ancient Sumer (modern day southern Iraq)
Writing System: pre-Cuneiform archaic Sumerian
No. 1 - Kushim | कुशिम
Year Written: c.3400 to 3000 BCE
Country of Origin: Ancient Sumer (modern day southern Iraq)
Writing System: pre-Cuneiform (Uruk III) archaic Sumerian
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