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12 BCE or "slightly later," roughly contemporary with the Atharvaveda and the Yajurveda. While its earliest parts are believed to date from as early as the Rigvedic period, the existing compilation dates from the post-Rigvedic Mantra period of Vedic Sanskrit, between c. The Samaveda Samhita consists of 1549 stanzas, taken almost entirely (except for 75 mantras) from the Rigveda. The Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda were compiled after the age of the Rig Veda and are ascribed to the Vedic period. Even though monotheism characterizes some of the hymns of Rig Veda, naturalistic polytheism and monism can be discerned in the religion of the hymns of the Rig Veda. The rig Veda accounts in detail the social, religious, political and economic background of the Rig-Vedic civilization. There are seven primary seers identified: Atri, Kanwa, Vashistha, Vishwamitra, Jamadagni, Gotama and Bharadwaja. The hymns are the work of many authors, or seers, called rishis. The Rig-Vedic samhita or collection of mantras consists of 1,017 hymns or suktas, covering about 10,600 stanzas, divided into eight astakas, each having eight adhayayas or chapters, which are sub-divided into various groups. It is the oldest book in any Indo-European language and contains the earliest form of all Sanskrit mantras, dating back to 1500 BCE- 1000 BCE. Some scholars date the Rig Veda as early as 12000 BCE - 4000 BCE. The Rig Veda is a collection of inspired songs or hymns and is a main source of information on the Rig Vedic civilization. Some scholars add a fifth category the Upasanas (worship).