Nag Hammadi Codex II (designated by siglumCG II) is a papyrus codex with a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts in Coptic (Sahidic dialect).[1] The manuscript has survived in nearly perfect condition. The codex is dated to the 4th century. It is the only complete manuscript from antiquity with the text of the Gospel of Thomas.[2]
The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a codex. The measurements of the leaves are 254 mm by 158 mm. Originally the codex contained 76 unnumbered leaves, now 74 leaves. It is written in Sahidic dialect. Pages A–B are blank.[3] The codex contains:
The text is written in uncial letters. It is well written in an informal book hand. There is no punctuation, no division between sayings. The nomina sacra are contracted in a usual way, the words at the end of each line are abbreviated and it uses ligatures, including staurograms.[5]
The manuscript was written by two scribes (A and B). Scribe B copied only the first 8 lines of page 47 and is not otherwise represented in the Nag Hammadi collection. Scribe A copied all leaves except the 8 lines on page 47, employed several styles, and left some blank pages because the text from which he copied was imperfect or illegible (probably). Scribe A is identical with the scribe of Codex XIII.[6]
It was discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi. It was first published in a photographic edition in 1956. The leaves of the codex were separated in 1957 and rejoined in 1974–1975.[3]
On June 8, 1952 the Coptic Museum received the codex.[7] Currently the manuscript is housed at the Department of manuscripts of the Coptic Museum (Inv. 10544) in Cairo.[3]
^ abcBentley Layton, Nag Hammadi codex II, 2–7: together with XIII, 2*, Brit. Lib. Or.4926(1), and P.OXY. 1, 654, 655 : with contributions by many scholars, BRILL, 1989, p. 2.
^Bentley Layton, Nag Hammadi codex II, 2–7: together with XIII, 2*, Brit. Lib. Or.4926(1), and P.OXY. 1, 654, 655 : with contributions by many scholars, BRILL, 1989, p. 3.
^Bentley Layton, Nag Hammadi codex II, 2–7: together with XIII, 2*, Brit. Lib. Or.4926(1), and P.OXY. 1, 654, 655 : with contributions by many scholars, BRILL, 1989, p. 5.
^Bentley Layton, Nag Hammadi codex II, 2–7: together with XIII, 2*, Brit. Lib. Or.4926(1), and P.OXY. 1, 654, 655 : with contributions by many scholars, BRILL, 1989, p. 4.
Nicholas Perrin, HC II,2 and the Oxyrhynchus Fragments (P. Oxy 1, 654, 655): Overlooked Evidence for a Syriac "Gospel of Thomas", Vigiliae Christianae, Vol. 58, No. 2 (May, 2004), pp. 138–151
Bentley Layton, Nag Hammadi codex II, 2–7: together with XIII, 2*, Brit. Lib. Or.4926(1), and P.OXY. 1, 654, 655 : with contributions by many scholars, BRILL, 1989.
External links
Nag Hammadi Archive in the Claremont Colleges Library
Antiquities of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity in the Claremont Colleges Digital Library
Gospel of Thomas Bibliography, Coptic & Greek Texts
March 03, 2023
hammadi, codex, designated, siglum, papyrus, codex, with, collection, early, christian, gnostic, texts, coptic, sahidic, dialect, manuscript, survived, nearly, perfect, condition, codex, dated, century, only, complete, manuscript, from, antiquity, with, text, . Nag Hammadi Codex II designated by siglum CG II is a papyrus codex with a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts in Coptic Sahidic dialect 1 The manuscript has survived in nearly perfect condition The codex is dated to the 4th century It is the only complete manuscript from antiquity with the text of the Gospel of Thomas 2 NHC II the end of the Apocryphon of John the beginning of the Gospel of Thomas NHC II the end of the Gospel of Thomas Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksDescription EditThe manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a codex The measurements of the leaves are 254 mm by 158 mm Originally the codex contained 76 unnumbered leaves now 74 leaves It is written in Sahidic dialect Pages A B are blank 3 The codex contains The Apocryphon of John The Gospel of Thomas a sayings gospel pages C D blank The Gospel of Philip The Hypostasis of the Archons On the Origin of the World The Exegesis on the Soul The Book of Thomas the Contender 4 The text is written in uncial letters It is well written in an informal book hand There is no punctuation no division between sayings The nomina sacra are contracted in a usual way the words at the end of each line are abbreviated and it uses ligatures including staurograms 5 The manuscript was written by two scribes A and B Scribe B copied only the first 8 lines of page 47 and is not otherwise represented in the Nag Hammadi collection Scribe A copied all leaves except the 8 lines on page 47 employed several styles and left some blank pages because the text from which he copied was imperfect or illegible probably Scribe A is identical with the scribe of Codex XIII 6 It was discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi It was first published in a photographic edition in 1956 The leaves of the codex were separated in 1957 and rejoined in 1974 1975 3 On June 8 1952 the Coptic Museum received the codex 7 Currently the manuscript is housed at the Department of manuscripts of the Coptic Museum Inv 10544 in Cairo 3 See also EditCoptic manuscriptsBritish Library Or 4926 Nag Hammadi Codex XIII Nag Hammadi LibraryGreek manuscriptsPapyrus Oxyrhynchus 1 Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 654 Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 655References Edit Plisch Uwe Karsten 2007 Das Thomasevangelium Originaltext mit Kommentar Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft p 9 ISBN 3 438 05128 1 Plisch Uwe Karsten 2007 Das Thomasevangelium Originaltext mit Kommentar Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft p 11 ISBN 3 438 05128 1 a b c Bentley Layton Nag Hammadi codex II 2 7 together with XIII 2 Brit Lib Or 4926 1 and P OXY 1 654 655 with contributions by many scholars BRILL 1989 p 2 Bentley Layton Nag Hammadi codex II 2 7 together with XIII 2 Brit Lib Or 4926 1 and P OXY 1 654 655 with contributions by many scholars BRILL 1989 p 3 Bentley Layton Nag Hammadi codex II 2 7 together with XIII 2 Brit Lib Or 4926 1 and P OXY 1 654 655 with contributions by many scholars BRILL 1989 p 5 Bentley Layton Nag Hammadi codex II 2 7 together with XIII 2 Brit Lib Or 4926 1 and P OXY 1 654 655 with contributions by many scholars BRILL 1989 p 4 C2SRC Images of FacsimilesFurther reading EditNicholas Perrin HC II 2 and the Oxyrhynchus Fragments P Oxy 1 654 655 Overlooked Evidence for a Syriac Gospel of Thomas Vigiliae Christianae Vol 58 No 2 May 2004 pp 138 151 Bentley Layton Nag Hammadi codex II 2 7 together with XIII 2 Brit Lib Or 4926 1 and P OXY 1 654 655 with contributions by many scholars BRILL 1989 External links EditNag Hammadi Archive in the Claremont Colleges Library Antiquities of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity in the Claremont Colleges Digital Library Facsimile of the papyrus MS of the Gospel of Thomas Gospel of Thomas Bibliography Coptic amp Greek Texts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nag Hammadi Codex II amp oldid 1106983407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
