nag hammadi

noun

1. a town in Upper Egypt

   Part of

   • Upper Egypt

2. a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism

   Synonyms

   • Nag Hammadi, Nag Hammadi Library