Ancient Babylon, 6th Century BCE "Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them” Ezekiel 16:17, King James Bible
One of the oldest written record of sex toys being used is in the Bible. The prophet Ezekiel wrote his book from 592 to 570 BCE while he was in captivity in Babylon. When talking about God’s Judgement on Israel, Ezekiel uses a vivid metaphor to illustrate the magnitude of the Israelites sins. He compares them to a wife who would take her husband’s gifts, fashion them into an artificial phallus and use it for sexual gratification rather than remain faithful to him. The writing makes it clear you should be picturing:1. phallic symbols2. that were re-molded from gold and silver jewelry3. being used for sexual gratification So to use such a metaphor, it is likely he was familiar with some type of artificial phallus that women used for sexual gratification.