Nag Hammadi codex
Nag Hammadi Codex I
4th century (cartonnage with dated documents c. 341-348 for some codices) · Coptic (Sahidic; Codices I, X, XI partly Lycopolitan/Subachmimic) · papyrus, leather cover
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Where found
Nag Hammadi
Found December 1945 near Jabal al-Tarif by Muhammad Ali al-Samman and brothers
Where it is now
Coptic Museum, Cairo (Codex I was in Zurich as the "Jung Codex" until returned 1975)
Cairo, Egypt
Found and held
The dark pin is the find-spot. The gold pin is the present holding. The dashed line connects them.
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Details
- Gregory-Aland
- Not recorded
- Size
- Not recorded
- Contents
- Jung Codex: Prayer of the Apostle Paul, Secret Book of James, Gospel of Truth, Treatise on the Resurrection, Tripartite Tractate
- Record status
- unverified
Also known as NHC-I, NHC I, Codex I, Nag Hammadi I, Jung Codex.
Thirteen codices buried in a jar; most likely from the region of the Pachomian monasteries.