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.
Aerial photographs; Nile River; Deserts - Egypt; Jabal al-Ṭārif (Egypt); Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt); Al Qaṣr (Egypt)
Naj' Ḥammādī itself is on the left bank, on the sout-west side of the large bend of the Nile River. Al-Qaṣr (Chenoboskeia) is on the right bank, half-way down the large bend. Just north of al-Qaṣr, the light area indicates the arid,...
Figures of ancient Egyptian people and animals carved into 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 cliff. From a Sixth Dynasty tomb.
Figure of an ancient Egyptian carved into the wall of cave T 66, one of the many caves located at the base of the Jabal al-Ṭārif cliff. From a Sixth Dynasty tomb.
Three figures carved into 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 cliff.
Figure of an ancient Egyptian carved into the wall of a cave. 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 cliff.
Figures carved into 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 cliff.
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...
Talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
Talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
Talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
Talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
Talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
Talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
Caves are almost hidden by talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
Talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
Talus and rubble at the base of Jabal al-Ṭārif, a large cliff on the Nile River near Naj' Ḥammādī. The Nag Hammadi codices were discovered buried in talus, a collection of sediment blown by the wind.
