Phokion J. Tanos (1898 – 9 February 1972), also known as Phocion Jean Tano, Phoqué J. Tano, Phokion J. Tano, was a Cypriot dealer of
antiques
An antique ( la, antiquus; 'old', 'ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely ...
in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
, who was involved in the sale of papyri belonging to the
Nag Hammadi library
The Nag Hammadi library (also known as the " Chenoboskion Manuscripts" and the "Gnostic Gospels") is a collection of early Christian and Gnostic texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945.
Thirteen leather-bound papyr ...
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The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library
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References
Further reading
* James M. Robinson: ''The Facsimile Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices: Supplement'', Leiden 1984,
* James M. Robinson: ''The Nag Hammadi Story from the Discovery to the Publication,'' Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 86, Leiden ; Boston 2014,
* Brent Nongbri: ''God’s Library: The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts,'' New Haven 2018,
External links
The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library
Nag Hammadi Archive
1898 births
1972 deaths
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