Archaeological sites; Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt; Rocks; Stone
Excavations near the stone identified by the guard of the Antiquities Department, 'Abd al-Majīd Muḥammad Badārī, as the stone under which the jar with the codices was buried.
'Abd al-Naẓīr Yāsīn 'Abd al-Raḥīm from Ḥamrah Dūm standing, with his back to the camera, at the place near which he said the jar containing the codices was buried.
The guard of the Antiquities Department, 'Abd al-Majīd Muḥammad Badārī, pointing out the stone under which he said the jar with the codices was buried.
This is a fairly well known Christian burial shroud from Oxyrhynchus with a Greek inscription that parallels a portion of Gospel of Thomas saying 5: "Jesus says, There is nothing buried that will not be raised.' " A couple points are especially...
Two jars excavated from the Basilica of St. Pachomius are reconstructed in the sand. These are the same kind of jars in which the Nag Hammadi codices were buried.
Egyptians; Clothing and dress - Egypt; Nag Hammadi codices; Men's clothing; Portraits; Jabal al-Ṭārif (Egypt)
Man identified as Muḥammad 'Alī of the al-Sammān clan, who is credited for having discovered ancient codices in a jar buried at Jabal al-Ṭārif. Muḥammad 'Alī and his family destroyed some of the codices found at the site.
Egyptians; Clothing and dress - Egypt; Nag Hammadi codices; Jabal al-Ṭārif (Egypt); Portraits; Men's clothing
Man identified as Muḥammad 'Alī of the al-Sammān clan, who is credited for having discovered ancient codices in a jar buried at Jabal al-Ṭārif. Muḥammad 'Alī and his family destroyed some of the codices found at the site.
Egyptians; Clothing and dress - Egypt; Nag Hammadi codices; Portraits; Jabal al-Ṭārif (Egypt); Men's clothing
Man identified as Muḥammad 'Alī of the al-Sammān clan, who is credited for having discovered ancient codices in a jar buried at Jabal al-Ṭārif. Muḥammad 'Alī and his family destroyed some of the codices found at the site.
Egyptians; Clothing and dress - Egypt; Nag Hammadi codices; Portraits; Jabal al-Ṭārif (Egypt)
Man identified as Muḥammad 'Alī of the al-Sammān clan, who is credited for having discovered ancient codices in a jar buried at Jabal al-Ṭārif. Muḥammad 'Alī and his family destroyed some of the codices found at the site.
Egyptians; Clothing and dress - Egypt; Nag Hammadi codices; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt); Portraits
Man identified as Muḥammad 'Alī of the al-Sammān clan, who is credited for having discovered ancient codices in a jar buried at Jabal al-Ṭārif. Muḥammad 'Alī and his family destroyed some of the codices found at the site.
Egyptians; Clothing and dress - Egypt; Nag Hammadi codices; Jabal al-Ṭārif (Egypt); Portraits
Man identified as Muḥammad 'Alī of the al-Sammān clan, who is credited for having discovered ancient codices in a jar buried at Jabal al-Ṭārif. Muḥammad 'Alī and his family destroyed some of the codices found at the site.
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.
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.
