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The is the world’s oldest known library.

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Library of Ashurbanipal
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Library of Alexandria
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Library of Pergamum
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Library of Celsus
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The correct option is A Library of Ashurbanipal
The Library of Ashurbanipal is the world’s oldest known library. It was founded sometime in the 7th century B.C. for the “royal contemplation” of the Assyrian ruler Ashurbanipal. Located in Nineveh in modern day Iraq, the site included a trove of some 30,000 cuneiform tablets organised according to subject matter.

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