Hamrah Dom

Hamrah Dom is a small village in Upper Egypt. It is situated near the city of Qena, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor.^[1]

Overview

Located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate. It is known for being near the Jabal al-Tarif cliff ^[2] in which the Gnostic Gospels of the Nag Hammadi library were found ^[3] by Mohammed Ali Samman in December 1945.^[4] Known to have been inhabited by the Hawara tribe at least during the period prior to and including 1945.^[5]

^ 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]

Nag Hammadi library ( article with five photographs and a map) retrieve 00:14(UTC), 16 December 2007

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