Jāme’ al-Tavarikh

Documentary heritage submitted by Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2017. Jami al-Tavarikh written by Rašid-al-Din Fażl-Allāh Ṭabib Hamadāni (1247-1318) includes history of prophets (from Adam to the prophet of Islam), history of Islam up to Abbasids, history of the ancient Iran up to the […]

A Collection of selected maps of Iran in the Qajar Era (1193 – 1344 Lunar Calendar / 1779-1926 Gregorian Calendar)

Documentary heritage submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2013. The collection of maps is a compilation of handwritten and lithographic maps which show the geographical plateau of Iran as a major part of the historical Silk Road as well as the interface […]

Administrative Documents of Astan-e Quds Razavi in the Safavid Era

Documentary heritage submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2009. This collection consists of 69,000 pages spanning the period 1589 AD-1735 AD (1000-1148 Lunar Calendar) and relating to a vast geographical area including the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially Khorasan province, and Afghanistan. It […]

Al-Masaalik Wa Al-Mamaalik

Documentary heritage submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Germany and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2015. The Al-Masaalik Wa Al-Mamaalik is one of the most important geographical books from the 4th century AH/10 CE, which presents an accurate description of the then socio-economic, cultural and political conditions […]

Al-Tafhim li Awa’il Sana’at al-Tanjim

  Documentary heritage submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2011. Al-Tafhim li Awa’il Sana’at al-Tanjim is a Persian language work by the renowned Iranian scientist, abu-Rayhan al-Biruni (440-362 HD/ 973-1048 AD) containing questions and answers in a format easily understandable by new learners […]

“Bayasanghori Shâhnâmeh” (Prince Bayasanghor’s Book of the Kings)

Documentary heritage submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2007. Abolghassem Mansour-ibn-Hassan Firdausi Tousi (Ferdowsi) was a prominent figure in Iranian poetry and the nationalist poet of the Persian Empire. He was born in the Iranian city of Tous in 941 and died […]

Collection of Nezami’s Panj Ganj

Documentary heritage submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2011. Panj Ganj or Khamseh consists of five separate manuscripts in the Persian language all gathered in a single volume. These sections are all versified in the form of long poems with rhymed couplets, […]

Dhakhīra-yi Khārazmshāhī

Documentary heritage submitted by Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2013. The first and most important medical treatise, prepared in the Persian language. This work is authored by ‘Esmaeil Jorjani’ in 504  (1110 Gregorian Calendar). For centuries the  Dhakhīra has been used as an authentic […]

Kulliyyāt-i Saʽdi

Documentary heritage submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2015. The compendium of Saʽdi’s works known as Kulliyyāt is a treasure of wisdom and a paradigm of knowledge. In the domain of Persian poetry and literature Saʽdi has occupied a chair amongst the […]

The Deed For Endowment: Rab’ I-Rashidi (Rab I-Rashidi Endowment) 13th Century manuscript

Documentary heritage submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2007. © Tabriz Central Library The Leather Cover of the Rabbe Rashidi Manuscript Tabriz, a city some 600km northwest of the Iranian capital Tehran, was in its heyday 700 years ago, the capital of […]