Nag Hammadi

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Nag Hammadi (Arabic نجع حمادي, DMG Naǧ ʿ Hammadi, standard Arabic Nadsch ʿ Hammadi, Egypt- Arab Nag Hammadi ʿ ) is a city in Upper Egypt, 127 kilometers north of Luxor. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. Nearby Egyptalum operates an aluminum plant.

Nag Hammadi writings

World famous Nag Hammadi was the found there in December 1945 thirteen papyrus codices in Coptic. Precise references circumstances remained unclear long, especially as the Finder first tried the codes to sell on the black market. Since 1975, the fonts are in the Coptic Museum in Cairo.

The writings contained 47 are known as the Nag Hammadi writings or as Nag Hammadi library. They date from the period between the 1st century and the 4th century. Most of these writings mainly gnostic orientation until then or only in fragments known. This includes in particular the Gospel of Thomas.

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  • Place in the province of Qena
  • Archaeological sites in Egypt
  • Papyrology
  • Place in Africa
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