More than 9,000 household items, archaeological finds, various decorations, manuscripts, documents, textiles, musical instruments related to the history and culture of Uzbekistan are stored in 40 countries of the world, the Cultural Heritage Agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan announced, UzA reported.
Manuscripts make up 44% of this wealth and are given special attention for study and promotion, the agency said.
In 2022, a scientific description of 330 cultural objects was identified and carried out - 173 manuscripts, 157 museum exhibits related to the history and culture of Uzbekistan, which are stored in foreign countries. Based on preliminary results, the Register of Manuscripts Located overseas concerning Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage edited by Roik Bakhadirov was issued.
The monographic study was published in 1000 copies in Uzbek, English and Russian and presented to scientific and cultural institutions and organizations of our republic and about 40 countries of the world. To date, the 2nd and 3rd volumes of the register and a scientific facsimile of the unique manuscript of "Badoe al-Bidai" by Alisher Navoi, which is stored in Turkey, have been prepared for publication.
Another scientific success in 2022 was the publication, under the direct initiative and guidance of an agency employee, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Roik Bakhadirov, of the first edition of Khabibullaev A. Ancestral Legacy: Manuscripts in the USA, containing information regarding manuscripts belonging to our scientists, stored in libraries US higher education institutions.
The publication contains data obtained as a result of studying the funds of 13 libraries, containing scientific descriptions of 556 manuscripts of 123 works written by 31 scientists.
At Princeton University, 278;
- Yale University - 140;
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) - 51;
- Library of Congress (Washington, DC) - 27;
- Columbia University - 16;
- University of Pennsylvania - 15;
- Harvard University (Cambridge) - 13;
- National Library of Medicine (Washington, DC) - 11.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
December 15, 2022