The article tells about the history of the formation of Kazakh written literature and Abai's contribution to written literature. Under Soviet rule, Kazakh writing was formed only in the XIX century. He noted that the Kazakh written literature "tup torkin" was formed in early epochs, its specific features are contained in the text of historical poems-inscriptions dedicated to Kultegin, Tonyukok, bilge, Bumyn-kagans, which are ancient monuments. Such batyrs as Kok Bori, Shu Batyr, Atilla, etc., who were born in previous epochs, pay attention to the continuity of traditions with the artistic line of the Saga. And Abay-giant did not found the Kazakh written literature, he again analyzes that he drank deeply from the Golden Fund of the National written literature, which expanded its field to him, revealed new qualitative facets of Amateur art.