THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING WRITTEN SOURCES IN ARABIC AND PERSIAN FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF KAZAKHSTAN'S MUSEUMS

The article examines written sources in Arabic and Persian, dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries, which are stored in the collections of the country's largest museums. It also explores their historical significance and place in Kazakh culture, as well as methods of studying and promoting them. The aim of the work is to determine the importance of including these sources in scientific circulation, with a description of the types of written sources in Arabic and Persian from the museum collections of Kazakhstan. Historical, systematic, bibliographic, analytical, and summarizing research methods have been used. The novelty of the research lies in the need for a comprehensive study, exploration, and promotion of written sources in Arabic and Persian, as well as valuable manuscripts stored in the collections of Kazakhstan’s museums from various perspectives, which provide insight into the historical, spiritual, and cultural life of the Kazakh people and highlight the importance of introducing them into scientific circulation. To achieve the goal, several tasks were set, including a review of written sources in Arabic and Persian from the collections of several museums in Kazakhstan, clarification of methods for their comprehensive analysis, as well as identifying ways to systematize, study, and promote valuable written monuments from museum collections. As a result of the research, the significance of textological, paleographical, and codicological study of written sources in Arabic and Persian was highlighted, along with the necessity of creating a unified electronic database of written sources, which could serve as a guarantee for systematic work.