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...
Coptic manuscripts (Papyri); Papyrus; Nag Hammadi codices. XII
Negative number 226. Envelope labeled "XII, FRM" with an arrow pointing right for horizontal fibers, then "J". Photo has 12 papyri fragments, the first 10 of which are individually labeled. There are also 6 explanatory labels, each refering to a...
Site in Wādi Sheikh 'Alī where the Coptic graffiti in red paint are at the left under the overhanging wall of the cliff. Munīr al-Qamṣ Basīlīyūs 'Abd al-Masīḥ reported that he had been told by a cousin, Abuna Mankarios of Dishnā, that...
Coptic manuscripts (Papyri); Papyrus; Nag Hammadi codices. XII
Negative number 225. Envelope labeled "XII, FRM J" with an arrow pointing up for vertical fibers. Photo has seven labels, the first, located in the upper right corner, reads "XII, FRM" with an arrow pointing up, then "J". There are 10 papyri...
Anita Robinson stands at the foot of the Jabal al-Ṭārif cliff, where the Nag Hammadi codices were found. Jabal al-Ṭārif is located along the Nile River near the Egyptian town of Naj' Ḥammādī.
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.
A chunk missing from the bottom of the Jabal al-Ṭārif cliff shows evidence of illegal excavation in Greco-Roman cemetery where the Nag Hammadi codices were found in a jar. It is believed that Gnostic monks hid the texts in the cave as a legacy...
