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Medinet Madi Library
The Medinet Madi library is a collection of Manichaean scripture, Manichaean texts discovered at Medinet Madi in the Faiyum Oasis, Faiyum region of Egypt in 1929. There is a total of seven codices, some of which have been split up and held in different collections across Europe. The texts, many of which remain unpublished and untranslated today, were composed in the Lycopolis dialect of Coptic language, Coptic during the 5th century A.D. Manuscripts In 1930 and 1931, Alfred Chester Beatty and Carl Schmidt (Coptologist), Carl Schmidt purchased the codices from antiquities dealers in Faiyum. The manuscripts were subsequently conserved by and his son in Berlin. Berlin holdings Carl Schmidt (Coptologist), Carl Schmidt collected the following texts for the (papyrus collection) of the Staatliche Museen of Berlin in Germany. The collection is currently held at the Neues Museum in Berlin. *P15995 ''Synaxeis'' *P15996 ''Kephalaia'' (volume 1) *P15997 ''Acts'' *P15998 ''The Epistles (Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manichaean Scripture
Manichaean scripture includes nine main books: the Seven Treatises of Manichaeism, all personally written by Mani (prophet), Mani in Syriac language, Syriac, the Shabuhragan written by Mani in Middle Persian, and the Arzhang, a series of illustrations painted by Mani. The Kephalaia are not scriptural but rather a secondary literature on Manichaeism commenting on the scripture. Seven Treatises Seven Treatises of Manichaeism, sometimes also referred to as the Manichaean Heptateuch, are seven scriptures personally written by the founder of Manichaeism, Mani (prophet), Mani, and are the scriptures of Manichaeism. Recognizing the shortcomings of the religions that preceded him, Mani was determined to create a world, unified religion. In Mani's view, the unity of religious thought in the past could only be achieved when the founders were alive. However, these founders did not write books themselves, and when they died, their disciples went their own way, leading their own religions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |