“What’s the oldest known recipe?”

Cuneiform tablet of food recipe. Courtesy of the Yale Babylonian Collection
Cuneiform tablet of food recipe. Courtesy of the Yale Babylonian Collection
April 19, 2025

On April 19th, 2025 Live Science released a story by Marilyn Perkins featuring the Cuneiform tablets of food recipes housed at the Yale Babylonian Collection. The story was published under the title “What’s the oldest known recipe?”