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.
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.
Art objects; Christian art and symbolism; Clergy - Clothing; Clergy; Coptic Church. Patriarch; Portraits; Priests
This is a portrait of an elderly Anba Basilios, a Coptic priest who was born in al-Qaṣr and died in Dishnā in 1966.
"Dechneh" was referenced in multiple writings by Dr. James M. Robinson, such as in The Biblical Archaeologist, Vol. 42, No. 4,...
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...
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.
