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.
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.
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.
Without understanding the significance of his discovery, Muhammed Ali's mother purportedly burned part of the Nag Hammadi codices in an oven similar to this one on her patio.
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...