Memory of the World Register – Arab States

The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World 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 2013, 193 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 Phoenician alphabet, the prototype for 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

 2017 [4]
Memory of the Suez Canal  Egypt Egyptian Embassy, Paris

48°52′04″N 2°17′46″E

 1997 [5]
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

 2013 [6]
Deeds of Sultans and Princes  Egypt National Archives of Egypt, Cairo

30°04′02″N 31°13′38″E

 2005 [7]
Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts  Egypt National Library and Archives of Egypt, Cairo

30°04′02″N 31°13′38″E

 2007 [8]
The Phoenician Alphabet  Lebanon National Museum, Beirut

33°52′42″N 35°30′54″E

 2005 [9]
Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon  Lebanon Municipality of Zouk Mosbeh; Municipality of Dbayeh

33°58′15″N 35°43′37″E

 2005 [10]
Kitab al-ibar, wa diwan al-mobtadae wa al-khabar  Morocco Bibliothèque al-Quaraouiyyine, Fez

34°03′51″N 4°58′22″W

 2011 [11]
Manuscript of al- Zahrāwīsur  Morocco Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc, Rabat

34°00′30″N 6°50′34″W

 2017 [12]
Maden Al Asrar Fi Elm Al Behar Manuscript  Oman Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat

23°35′55″N 58°25′24″E

 2017 [13]
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

 2003 [14]
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

 2011 [15]
The Abolition of Slavery in Tunisia 1841-1846  Tunisia National Archives of Tunisia, Tunis

36°47′58″N 10°09′53″E

 2017 [16]

Notes

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

References
  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 2012-12-05. 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. "Al – Mustamlah Min Kitab Al – Takmila | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  5. "Memory of the Suez Canal | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. "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.
  7. "Deeds of Sultans and Princes | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  8. "Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  9. "The Phoenician Alphabet | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  10. "Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  11. "Kitab al-ibar, wa diwan al-mobtadae wa al-khabar | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  12. "Manuscript of al- Zahrāwīsu | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  13. "Maden Al Asrar Fi Elm Al Behar Manuscript | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  14. "Earliest Islamic (Kufic) inscription | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  15. "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.
  16. "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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