Memory of the World Register – Asia and the Pacific
The first inscriptions on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register were made in 1997.[1][2] By creating a compendium of the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings,[3] the program aims to promote the exchange of information among experts and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials.[4] As of December 2018, 429 main documentary heritages had been inscribed in the Register, with 116 of these from Asia and the Pacific.[5]
The Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, known as MOWCAP, is a regional committee of UNESCO's global programme.[6]
Items listed below are part of the UNESCO Memory of the World Registry, but not a regional list created by MOWCAP, nor made up of national lists, although such lists have been envisioned.[7]
List by country/territory
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Australia's The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) is the first full-length narrative feature film produced anywhere in the world.[8]
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Cambodia’s Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum contains photographs of over 5,000 prisoners, as well as "confessions", many extracted under torture, and other biographical records.[9]
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The Rigveda is the fountain source of the so-called Aryan culture that spread beyond the Indian subcontinent.[10]
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The Shâhnâmeh (Book of Kings) of Iran is one of the classics of the Persian-speaking world, on a par with the Iliad and The Aeniad of the Greco-Roman cultural communities.[11]
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The Korean version of the Buddhist scriptures, Tripitaka Koreana, is one of the most important and most complete corpus of Buddhist doctrinal texts in the world.[12]
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The Holy Koran Mushaf of Othman manuscript, held by the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, is the earliest existent written version of the Koran.[13]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]^ A. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.
References
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- ^ a b "Rigveda". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b ""Bayasanghori Shâhnâmeh" (Prince Bayasanghor's Book of the Kings)". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks". World Heritage Center. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Holy Koran Mushaf of Othman". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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- ^ "Anzac Day minute book added to the Australian Memory of the World Register | State Library Of Queensland". www.slq.qld.gov.au. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Rare book that started Anzac Day tradition recognised by UNESCO world register" (PDF). State Library of Queensland. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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- ^ "International Advisory Committee recommends 78 new nominations on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register". en.unesco.org. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Traditional Music Sound Archives". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Records of the Qing's Grand Secretariat - 'Infiltration of Western Culture in China'". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Ancient Naxi Dongba Literature Manuscripts". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Golden Lists of the Qing Dynasty Imperial Examination". unesco. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Qing Dynasty Yangshi Lei Archives". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Ben Cao Gang Mu (《
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黄 帝 内 经》 (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon)". Memory of the World. - ^ "Official Records of Tibet from the Yuan Dynasty China, 1304-1367". Memory of the World.
- ^ "Qiaopi and Yinxin Correspondence and Remittance Documents from Overseas Chinese". UNESCO - Memory of the World. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Documents of Nanjing Massacre". unesco.org. UNESCO - Memory of the World. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "The Archives of Suzhou Silk from Modern and Contemporary Times". unesco.org. UNESCO - Memory of the World. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Chinese Oracle-Bone Inscriptions". unesco.org. UNESCO - Memory of the World. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Official Records of Macao During the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)". unesco.org. UNESCO - Memory of the World. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Records of the Indian Indentured Labourers". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "The I.A.S. Tamil Medical Manuscript Collection". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "The I.A.S. Tamil Medical Manuscript Collection". MOWCAP ARCHIVE. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Archives of the Dutch East India Company". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Saiva Manuscript in Pondicherry". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Saiva Manuscript in Pondicherry (Manuscript Holdings of French Research Institutions in Pondicherry)". MOWCAP ARCHIVE. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "UNESCO - Tradition of Vedic chanting". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Tarikh-E-Khandan-E-Timuriyah - UNESCO Mediabank". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "India - Memory of the World Register | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "laghukālacakratantrarājatikā". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Shāntinātha Charitra". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Gilgit Manuscript". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Maitreyayvarakarana". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "La Galigo". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Nagarakretagama". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Babad Diponegoro". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Asian-African Conference Archives". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme.
- ^ "Borobudur Conservation Archives". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "The Indian Ocean Tsunami Archives". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Panji Tales Manuscripts". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "The Deed For Endowment: Rab' I-Rashidi (Rab I-Rashidi Endowment) 13th Century manuscript". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "The Deed For Endowment: Rab' I-Rashidi". MOWCAP ARCHIVE. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Administrative Documents of Astan-e Quds Razavi in the Safavid Era". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Al-Tafhim li Awa'il Sana'at al-Tanjim". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Collection of Nezami's Panj Ganj". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "A Collection of selected maps of Iran in the Qajar Era (1193 - 1344 Lunar Calendar / 1779-1926 Gregorian Calendar)". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Dhakhīra-yi Khārazmshāhī". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Al-Masaalik Wa Al-Mamaalik". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Kulliyyāt-i Saʽdi". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Jāme' al-Tavarikh". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Sakubei Yamamoto Collection". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Materials Related to the Keichoera Mission to Europe Japan and Spain". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Midokanpakuki: the original handwritten diary of Fujiwara no Michinaga". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Archives of Tōji temple contained in one-hundred boxes". unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Return to Maizuru Port—Documents Related to the Internment and Repatriation Experiences of Japanese (1945-1956)". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Three Cherished Stelae of Ancient Kozuke". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Collection of manuscripts of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Audiovisual documents of the International antinuclear movement "Nevada-Semipalatinsk"". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Aral Sea Archival Fonds". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Correspondence of the late Sultan of Kedah (1882-1943)". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Hikayat Hang Tuah". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Sejarah Melayu (The Malay Annals)". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Batu Bersurat, Terengganu (Inscribed Stone of Terengganu)". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Lu."Altan Tobchi" : Golden History written in 1651". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Mongolian Tanjur & Stone Stele Monument for Mongolian Tanjur". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Kanjur written with 9 precious stones". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Maha Lawkamarazein or Kuthodaw Inscription Shrines". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Myazedi Quadrilingual Stone Inscription". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "The Golden Letter of the Burmese King Alaungphaya to King George II of Great Britain". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "King Bayinnaung Bell Inscription". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Niśvāsattatvasaṃhitā manuscript". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Susrutamhita (Sahottartantra) manuscript". en.unesco.org. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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- ^ "Printing woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana and miscellaneous Buddhist scriptures | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Uigwe: The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Donguibogam: Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Human Rights Documentary Heritage 1980 Archives for the May 18th Democratic Uprising against Military Regime, in Gwangju, Republic of Korea | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Ilseongnok: Records of Daily Reflections | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Nanjung ilgi: War Diary of Admiral Yi Sun-sin | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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- ^ "The Archives of the KBS Special Live Broadcast "Finding Dispersed Families"". Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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- ^ "Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka (covering the period 6th century BCE to 1815 CE)". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "The manuscript of Ubayd Zakoni's Kulliyat and Hafez Sherozi's Gazalliyt (XIV century) | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "The King Ram Khamhaeng Inscription | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Archival Documents of King Chulalongkorn's Transformation of Siam (1868-1910) | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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- ^ "Woodblocks of Nguyen Dynasty | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Stone stele records of imperial examinations of the Lê and Mạc dynasties". MOWCAP ARCHIVE. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "First inscription from Macao on Memory of the World Register at MOWCAP 4 | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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