Book fragments in the Old Uyghur language, which constitute the major part of
the Serindia Collection, currently undergo conservation and preservation procedures. The
recent results of the conservation carried out in 2019 showed, that modern methods not
only give new material life to ancient texts, but also contribute to the academic research.
This article focuses on conservation procedures of the particular fragment SI 4904 from
the Serindia Collection, as well as on subsequently made discoveries.
On September 26–27, 2023, the IOM RAS will hold the International Conference “Era of Sergey F. Oldenburg in the Russian Academy of Sciences” dedicated to the 160th anniversary of Academician S.F. Oldenburg (1863–1934).
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