Kazakhstan to nominate Abai’s The Book of Words for inclusion in UNESCO's Memory of the World register
The Kazakh Culture and Information Ministry announced on Friday it has taken the charge to nominate a number of manuscripts for inclusion in UNESCO's Memory of the World register, Kazinform News Agency reports.
In its response to the official query, the ministry said that the National Committee’s strategy Memory of the World was developed. “We came up with a list for inclusion in the national register; inscriptions were selected for regional and international registers. In order to raise awareness of the program and stimulate nominations for the Memory of the World in 2025/27, a special webinar on how to submit nominations of written records was held”.
Work is under way to add Abai’s manuscript The Book of Words, written in the Kufic script, the manuscript of Mashkhur Zhusip Kopeev and others in the period ahead, reads the response.
As reported previously, the UNESCO representative handed over the Betashar ritual inscription certificate to the Kazakh State Counselor.
