Memory of the World Register – Arab States
Introduction The first inscriptions on the UNESCO '''Memory of the World International Register''' were made in 1997.By creating a compendium of the world's documentary heritage—manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings – 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. As of 2018, 432 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 The sarcophagus of Ahiram in Lebanon contains the oldest known inscription of the Phoenician alphabet, the precursor to all alphabets in the world. Documentary heritageCountry/TerritoryCustodian(s), Location(s) Yearinscribed Reference Al-Mustamlah Min Kitab Al-TakmilaAlgeriaNational Library of Algeria, Algiers 2017 Memory of the Suez Canal EgyptEgyptian Embassy, Paris 1997 National Library of Egypt's Collection of Mamluk Qur'an ManuscriptsEgyptNational Archives of Egypt, Cairo 2013 Deeds of Sultans and PrincesEgyptNational Archives of Egypt, Cairo 2005 Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts EgyptNational Library and Archives of Egypt, Cairo 2007 The Phoenician Alphabet LebanonNational Museum, Beirut 2005Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount LebanonLebanonMunicipality of Zouk Mosbeh; Municipality of Dbayeh 2005 Kitab al-ibar, wa diwan al-mobtadae wa al-khabarMoroccoBibliothèque al-Quaraouiyyine, Fez 2011 Manuscript of al- ZahrāwīsurMoroccoBibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc, Rabat 2017 Maden Al Asrar Fi Elm Al Behar ManuscriptOmanMinistry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat 2017 Earliest Islamic (Kufic) InscriptionSaudi Arabianear Al-'Ula and Al Hijr archeological site NW Saudi Arabia 2003 Privateering and the international relations of the Regency of Tunis in the 18th and 19th centuriesTunisiaNational Archives of Tunisia, Tunis 2011 The Abolition of Slavery in Tunisia 1841-1846TunisiaNational Archives of Tunisia, Tunis 2017
Notes A. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.
References ;NotesA. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.
External links * UNESCO Memory of the World - Official website