Muḥammad ʿAlī, discoverer of the Nag Hammadi codices, pictured with inhabitants of the town of Naj' Ḥammādī and Abrām Bibāwī (dressed in a suit), who brought Claremont scholar James Robinson in contact with ʿAlī.
Scholars; Robinson, James McConkey, 1924-; Coptic Church; Coptic church buildings; Christian art and symbolism; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
Claremont scholar James Robinson preaching in front of the Evangelical Coptic Church of Naj' Ḥammādī. His Arabic translator is in the center, and the local Coptic pastor is seated at left. A banner, cross with corpus, and book are painted on...
Scholars; Robinson, James McConkey, 1924-; Coptic Church; Coptic church buildings; Christian art and symbolism; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
Claremont scholar James Robinson speaking to the congregation of the Evangelical Coptic Church of Naj' Ḥammādī. An overview of the Arabic text on the cloth over the podium and in the artwork behind him is visible.
A walkway leads to the entrance of a sugar factory in Naj' Ḥammādī. The factory was the location for the headquarters of the Naj' Ḥammādī Excavation ca. 1974 - 1979. It was also called Société des Sucreries et de Distillerie d'Egypt.
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.
Muḥammad 'Alī, discoverer of the Nag Hammadi codices, pictured with inhabitants of the town and Abrām Bibāwī (dressed in a suit), who brought Claremont scholar James Robinson in contact with 'Alī.
