The Central Library Secretariat organized a scientific seminar entitled "From Clay Tablets to the Pages of History: The Library of Ashurbanipal as a Model of Early Libraries." The seminar aimed to introduce the stages of library development in ancient Iraq and their role in preserving human heritage and transmitting knowledge across the ages. The seminar, presented by Dr. Maha Jawad Nassar, addressed the civilization of ancient Iraq, considered the cradle of the oldest libraries in history, where archives appeared in Sumerian temples and palaces to preserve economic, administrative, and religious documents. A significant portion of the seminar was dedicated to discussing the Library of Ashurbanipal, which contained thousands of clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script, covering topics in literature, science, religion, and law. Among its most famous texts were [list of texts]. The seminar emphasized that the libraries of ancient Iraq represent an important part of world heritage, as they laid the foundations for the concept of public and scientific libraries in subsequent civilizations.