Archaeological site
Nag Hammadi (Jabal al-Tarif)
نجع حمادي / جبل الطريف
Upper Egypt · codices buried c. 4th century; discovered December 1945
Cliffs near Nag Hammadi where thirteen leather-bound codices in Sahidic Coptic were found in December 1945 — the library that transformed our picture of early Christianity, written entirely in classical Coptic. Marker position is approximate.
- Coords:
- 25.990°, 32.600°
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