The Nag Hammadi Library

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient manuscript collection
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chenoboskion_Manuscripts
gptkbp:binds leather covers
gptkbp:contains gptkb:The_Apocryphon_of_John
gptkb:Gospel_of_Thomas
gptkb:Gospel_of_Philip
gptkb:Gospel_of_Truth
gptkb:The_Gospel_of_the_Egyptians
gptkb:The_Hypostasis_of_the_Archons
gptkb:The_Sophia_of_Jesus_Christ
gptkb:The_Tripartite_Tractate
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles
The Thunder, Perfect Mind
The Apocalypse of Adam
The Second Treatise of the Great Seth
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Coptic_Museum,_Cairo
gptkbp:dateOfManuscripts 4th century
3rd century
gptkbp:discoveredBy local farmers
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Nag_Hammadi
1945
gptkbp:editor gptkb:James_M._Robinson
gptkb:Jean_Doresse
gptkbp:firstPublished 1956
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Nag Hammadi Library
gptkbp:language Coptic
gptkbp:material gptkb:newspaper
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:The_Apocryphon_of_John
gptkb:Gospel_of_Thomas
gptkb:Gospel_of_Philip
gptkb:Gospel_of_Truth
gptkb:The_Sophia_of_Jesus_Christ
gptkb:The_Tripartite_Tractate
The Thunder, Perfect Mind
The Apocalypse of Adam
The Second Treatise of the Great Seth
gptkbp:numberOfCodices 13
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 50
gptkbp:originallyBuriedBy unknown Christian or Gnostic community
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gnostic_Gospels
gptkb:Dead_Sea_Scrolls
gptkbp:script gptkb:Coptic_uncial
gptkbp:significance major source of Gnostic texts
shed light on early Christian diversity
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Early_Christianity
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_M._Robinson_(editor)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7