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Nag Hammadi

Chenoboskion
Egypt350 CE400 CECoptic — Roman26.08, 32.73
About the site

Discovery site of the Nag Hammadi library, containing Gnostic gospels like the Gospel of Thomas. Crucial for understanding early Christian diversity.

Principal findings
  • i13 Coptic codices
  • iiGospel of Thomas
  • iiiGospel of Philip
  • ivApocryphon of John

Excavators — Mohamed Ali