Artefact ID | 87 |
TM ID | TM 107748 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 34 (Ǧabal al-Ṭārif) | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Codex |
Text content | Literary, Subliterary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | Nag Hammadi Codex VIII Papyrus codex containing a variety of Gnostic texts in Coptic (Sahidic dialect), said to have been discovered along with 12 other codices in an area near Nag Hammadi, although the precise context and circumstance of their discovery in 1945 remains unclear (Nongbri 2018, 108-115). The contents of Nag Hammadi Codex VIII include: pp. A-B: front flyleaf, left blank; |
Selection criteria | Literary genre (Non-canonical), Literary genre (Theological), Coptic language |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | - |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | - |
Accession number | Cairo, Coptic Museum NH 10550 |