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On the Origin of the WorldCodex ISO Edition 009 · The Complete Codex II Text
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On the Origin of the World

Codex ISO Edition 009 · The Complete Codex II Text

A cosmological work moving from primordial shadow and matter through Yaldabaoth, the rulers, humanity, paradise, the phoenix, flood traditions and final consummation. This edition prints the complete Codex II,5 sequence and retains all seventeen translator notes.

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01 / Historical context

The principal nearly complete witness is Nag Hammadi Codex II,5, manuscript pages 97-127. Separate fragments in Codex XIII are outside this single-witness edition’s scope.

02 / Why it matters

Read the complete Codex II witness without silently combining it with the separate Codex XIII fragments.

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““Before chaos came into being, darkness existed, and after it shadow, and after shadow primary matter, and matter was within chaos.””
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What is On the Origin of the World?

A cosmological work moving from primordial shadow and matter through Yaldabaoth, the rulers, humanity, paradise, the phoenix, flood traditions and final consummation. This edition prints the complete Codex II,5 sequence and retains all seventeen translator notes.

What survives of On the Origin of the World?

The principal nearly complete witness is Nag Hammadi Codex II,5, manuscript pages 97-127. Separate fragments in Codex XIII are outside this single-witness edition’s scope.

Where can I read On the Origin of the World?

Codex ISO Edition 009 is a source-aware digital PDF edition available on this page for £1.99.

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