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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.

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—the program aims to promote the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials.[2]

As of 2023, 494 documentary heritages have been included in the register.[3] Of these, seventeen properties were nominated by countries from the region of the Arab States. They include religious and secular manuscripts, texts carved on stone, maps, and historical archives.

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  • Rock inscriptions at Jabal Ikmah, Saudi Arabia
    Rock inscriptions at Jabal Ikmah, Saudi Arabia
  • Frontispiece from a Mamluk Quran manuscript, Egyptian National Library
    Frontispiece from a Mamluk Quran manuscript, Egyptian National Library
  • Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Lebanon
    Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Lebanon
  • The Beggar at the Mosque from the Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts of the Egyptian National Library
    The Beggar at the Mosque from the Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts of the Egyptian National Library

List by country/territory

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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 [4]
First Summit Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Archives  Algeria,
 Egypt,
 India,
 Indonesia,
 Serbia 		2023 [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]
Arabian Chronicles in Stone: Jabal Ikmah  Saudi Arabia Al-'Ula archeological site, NW Saudi Arabia

26°36′31″N 37°55′25″E / 26.608611°N 37.923611°E / 26.608611; 37.923611 (Al-'Ula Archaeological Site)

2023 [16]
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 [17]
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 [18]
The Music holdings in Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger's archives (1910-1932)  Tunisia Centre des Musiques Arabes et Méditerranéennes, Sidi Bou Saïd

36°52′01″N 10°20′44″E / 36.866831°N 10.345667°E / 36.866831; 10.345667 (Centre of Arab and Mediterranean Music)

2023 [19]

Notes

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^ 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. 1997. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  2. ^ Banda, Fackson (2021). "Sustainable development and documentary heritage: towards a conceptual framework". In Banda, Fackson (ed.). Towards Sustainable Preservation and Accessibility of Documentary Heritage. UNESCO. p. 11. ISBN 978-92-3-100496-4.
  3. ^ "64 new inscriptions on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register". UNESCO. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  4. ^ "Al – Mustamlah Min Kitab Al – Takmila". UNESCO Memory of the World. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  5. ^ "First Summit Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Archives". UNESCO Memory of the World. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  6. ^ "Memory of the Suez Canal". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  7. ^ "The National Library of Egypt's Collection of Mamluk Qur'an Manuscripts". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  8. ^ "Deeds of Sultans and Princes". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  9. ^ "Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  10. ^ "The Phoenician Alphabet". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  11. ^ "Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  12. ^ "Kitab al-ibar, wa diwan al-mobtadae wa al-khabar". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  13. ^ "Manuscript of al- Zahrāwīsu". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  14. ^ "Maden Al Asrar Fi Elm Al Behar Manuscript". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  15. ^ "Earliest Islamic (Kufic) inscription". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  16. ^ "Arabian Chronicles in Stone: Jabal Ikmah". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  17. ^ "Privateering and the international relations of the Regency of Tunis in the 18th and 19th centuries". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  18. ^ "The Abolition of Slavery in Tunisia 1841-1846". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  19. ^ "The Music holdings in Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger's archives (1910-1932)". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
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