Hamrah Dom
Hamrah Dom (Arabic: حمرة دوم) is a small village in Upper Egypt. It is situated near the city of Qena, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor.
Overview
Located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate. It is known for being near the Jabal al-Tarif cliff in which the Gnostic Gospels of the Nag Hammadi library were found by Mohammed Ali Samman in December 1945. Known to have been inhabited by the Hawara tribe at least during the period prior to and including 1945.
See also
References
- ^ GNS official US names database 00:14 (UTC), 16 December 2007
- ^ James McConkey Robinson, Richard Smith books.google.co.uk The Nag Hammadi library in English BRILL, 1996 ISBN 9004088563[Retrieved 2011-12-16]
- ^ see description for image 25 - photographs taken at the time of an excavation retrieved 17:32 (UTC) 24.10.2011
- ^ The Nag Hammadi discovery of manuscripts retrieved 00:08(UTC), December 16th, 2007
- ^ James McConkey Robinson, Richard Smith books.google.co.uk The Nag Hammadi library in English BRILL, 1996 ISBN 9004088563[Retrieved 2011-12-16]
External links
- Nag Hammadi library ( article with five photographs and a map) retrieve 00:14(UTC), 16 December 2007
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