The book Light From the Ancient Past tells of how Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (seventh century B.C.E.) sent his scribes far and wide to collect copies of early records and documents for his royal library at Nineveh.
فغالبا ما قام الناس منذ اقدم العصور بتكديس مجموعات كبيرة من الكتب والمخطوطات .‏