Nag Hammadi Library
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Named after the nearby village of Nag Hammadi and the term 'library'.
مثال
- The Nag Hammadi Library contains important Gnostic scriptures.
- Scholars have made significant discoveries through the study of the Nag Hammadi Library.
- Access to the Nag Hammadi Library is restricted due to the fragility of the manuscripts.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- 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