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.
Coptic language - Papyri; Nag Hammadi codices; Texts
Inscribed, "Page of Codex III with conclusion and subscript title of Gospel of Egyptians." The Coptic colophon reads "The Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit" but scholars call the work "Gospel of the Egyptians" (NHC III,2). A partial caption...
Philip Hammond with other Nag Hammadi diggers in the rocky desert below Jabal al-Ṭārif work on a stone trench area. This was taken during season one of the dig.