Baghdad (AFP) Dec 18, 2022

In an annex of Iraq’s national museum, a conservator pores over a 17th-century manuscript, carrying out delicate restoration work as part of efforts to preserve and digitise 47,000 precious texts.

“Some manuscripts date back almost 1,000 years,” said Ahmed al-Alyawi, who heads the House of Manuscripts body.

“There are writings in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hebrew and Kurdish,” he added,
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