Nag Hammadi codex
Nag Hammadi Codex III
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
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
- Apocryphon of John (short), Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit (Gospel of the Egyptians), Eugnostos, Wisdom of Jesus Christ, Dialogue of the Savior
- Record status
- unverified
Also known as NHC-III, NHC III, Codex III, Nag Hammadi III.