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Memory of the World Register – Arab States

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The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register were made in 1997.[1] By creating a compendium of the world's documentary heritage—manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings[2] – the program aims to tap on its networks of experts to exchange information and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials.[3] As of 2018, 432[4] documentary heritages have been included in the register, among them recordings of folk music, ancient languages and phonetics, aged remnants of religious and secular manuscripts, collective lifetime works of renowned giants of literature, science and music, copies of landmark motion pictures and short films, and accounts documenting changes in the world's political, economic and social stage. Of these, thirteen properties were nominated by countries from the region of the Arab States.

List by country/territory

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The sarcophagus of Ahiram in Lebanon contains the oldest known inscription of the Phoenician alphabet, the precursor to all alphabets in the world.
Documentary heritage[A] Country/Territory Custodian(s), Location(s) Year
inscribed 		Reference
Al-Mustamlah Min Kitab Al-Takmila Algeria National Library of Algeria, Algiers

36°44′55″N 3°04′19″E / 36.748481°N 3.071902°E / 36.748481; 3.071902 (National Library of Algeria)

2017 [5]
Memory of the Suez Canal Egypt Egyptian Embassy, Paris

48°52′04″N 2°17′46″E / 48.867809°N 2.296108°E / 48.867809; 2.296108 (Egyptian Embassy, Paris)

1997 [6]
National Library of Egypt's Collection of Mamluk Qur'an Manuscripts Egypt National Archives of Egypt, Cairo

30°04′02″N 31°13′38″E / 30.067110°N 31.227230°E / 30.067110; 31.227230 (Egyptian National Library and Archives)

2013 [7]
Deeds of Sultans and Princes Egypt National Archives of Egypt, Cairo

30°04′02″N 31°13′38″E / 30.067110°N 31.227230°E / 30.067110; 31.227230 (Egyptian National Library and Archives)

2005 [8]
Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts Egypt National Library and Archives of Egypt, Cairo

30°04′02″N 31°13′38″E / 30.067110°N 31.227230°E / 30.067110; 31.227230 (Egyptian National Library and Archives)

2007 [9]
The Phoenician Alphabet Lebanon National Museum, Beirut

33°52′42″N 35°30′54″E / 33.878416°N 35.515096°E / 33.878416; 35.515096 (National Museum, Beirut)

2005 [10]
Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon Lebanon Municipality of Zouk Mosbeh; Municipality of Dbayeh

33°58′15″N 35°43′37″E / 33.970741°N 35.726857°E / 33.970741; 35.726857 (Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon)

2005 [11]
Kitab al-ibar, wa diwan al-mobtadae wa al-khabar Morocco Bibliothèque al-Quaraouiyyine, Fez

34°03′51″N 4°58′22″W / 34.064143°N 4.972771°W / 34.064143; -4.972771 (Bibliothèque al-Quaraouiyyine)

2011 [12]
Manuscript of al- Zahrāwīsur Morocco Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc, Rabat

34°00′30″N 6°50′34″W / 34.008402°N 6.842639°W / 34.008402; -6.842639 (Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc)

2017 [13]
Maden Al Asrar Fi Elm Al Behar Manuscript Oman Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat

23°35′55″N 58°25′24″E / 23.598696°N 58.423289°E / 23.598696; 58.423289 (Ministry of Heritage and Culture)

2017 [14]
Earliest Islamic (Kufic) Inscription Saudi Arabia near Al-'Ula and Al Hijr archeological site NW Saudi Arabia

26°48′14″N 37°57′18″E / 26.8040166°N 37.9550816°E / 26.8040166; 37.9550816 (Al Hijr Archaeological Site)

2003 [15]
Privateering and the international relations of the Regency of Tunis in the 18th and 19th centuries Tunisia National Archives of Tunisia, Tunis

36°47′58″N 10°09′53″E / 36.799444°N 10.164791°E / 36.799444; 10.164791 (National Archives of Tunisia)

2011 [16]
The Abolition of Slavery in Tunisia 1841-1846 Tunisia National Archives of Tunisia, Tunis

36°47′58″N 10°09′53″E / 36.799444°N 10.164791°E / 36.799444; 10.164791 (National Archives of Tunisia)

2017 [17]

Notes

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^ A. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.

References

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  1. ^ "Third Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  2. ^ "UNESCO MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME: The Asia-Pacific Strategy". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 1999-04-17. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2004-10-21.
  3. ^ "Twenty-three new inscriptions on Memory of the World Register of Documentary Collections". UNESCO Press. 2003-09-01. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  4. ^ "Memory of the World statistics as of December 2018" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Al – Mustamlah Min Kitab Al – Takmila | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. ^ "Memory of the Suez Canal | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  7. ^ "The National Library of Egypt's Collection of Mamluk Qur'an Manuscripts | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  8. ^ "Deeds of Sultans and Princes | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  9. ^ "Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  10. ^ "The Phoenician Alphabet | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  11. ^ "Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  12. ^ "Kitab al-ibar, wa diwan al-mobtadae wa al-khabar | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  13. ^ "Manuscript of al- Zahrāwīsu | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  14. ^ "Maden Al Asrar Fi Elm Al Behar Manuscript | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  15. ^ "Earliest Islamic (Kufic) inscription | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  16. ^ "Privateering and the international relations of the Regency of Tunis in the 18th and 19th centuries | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  17. ^ "The Abolition of Slavery in Tunisia 1841-1846 | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
Notes

^ A. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.

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