Nag Hammadi codex
Nag Hammadi Codex II
4th century (cartonnage with dated documents c. 341-348 for some codices) · Coptic (Sahidic; Codices I, X, XI partly Lycopolitan/Subachmimic) · papyrus, leather cover
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
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
- Secret Book (Apocryphon) of John (long), Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Philip, Hypostasis of the Archons, On the Origin of the World, Exegesis on the Soul, Book of Thomas the Contender
- Record status
- unverified
Also known as NHC-II, NHC II, Codex II, Nag Hammadi II.