Cliff of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large landform on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The surrounding plains and landscape are in the foreground, while Egyptians and their animals work near the site.
Abrām Bibāwī, Bibāwī's brother, and others pose in front of the Pharmacie al-Salam, owned by Bibāwī's brother. The apartment on the second floor served as the informal headquarters of the Nag Hammadi expedition.
Muḥammad 'Alī, discoverer of the Nag Hammadi codices, pictured with inhabitants of the town and Abrām Bibāwī, who brought Claremont scholar James Robinson in contact with Muḥammad 'Alī.
Egyptians; Camels; Clothing and dress - Egypt; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
Abrām Bibāwī sits on a camel next to inhabitants of Naj' Ḥammādī, the town nearest to Jabal al-Ṭārif and the discovery site of the Nag Hammadi codices.
Figures of ancient Egyptians cooking with a cauldron. The images appear amongst hieroglyphs carved on a cave wall. The cave in which this carving is located is not specified, but it is one of the many located at the base of the Jabal al-Ṭārif...
Anita, James Robinson's wife, poses for a photograph with a man identified as Muḥammad 'Alī Khalīfah al-Sammān. Muḥammad 'Alī is credited for having discovered ancient codices in a jar buried at Jabal al-Ṭārif.
