The Fragment on the Origin of the World — a partial version of the great cosmological myth — preserved in Codex V of the Nag Hammadi Library.
📜 Authorship & Translation
Translation by Hans-Gebhard Bethge & Bentley Layton from The Nag Hammadi Library in English, ed. James M. Robinson (Harper & Row, 1988). Reproduced here for educational and spiritual use under fair use. All rights remain with the original translators and publishers.
This fragment mirrors the fuller version found in Codex II, describing how the false rulers shaped matter and how Sophia’s light remained hidden within creation. Though incomplete, it preserves key details of the Gnostic cosmology — the fall of Wisdom, the rise of the Demiurge, and the promise of restoration through knowledge.
📘 Text Access
Preserved within The Vault: Fragment on the Origin of the World — Firebase Vault PDF .