Category:Earliest known manuscripts by language
See also List of languages by first written accounts
This category collects articles about the earliest known document recording particular human languages.
For many languages it may be difficult to find an example, because of difficulties in establishing when a language became distinct, or because there are doubts about dating, or because there are insufficient grounds to judge which of several roughly contemporary documents is earliest. Nonetheless clear and well-known examples exist for many languages.
Pages in category "Earliest known manuscripts by language"
The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.