The publishing in 1949 of the inventory (Codices I to XII) of the "Tano collection" did not include Codex III, since it was already in the possession of the Coptic Museum at that time. But it was the quick thinking and decisive action of Étienne Drioton that led to the preservation and availability of these literary artifacts to scholars today.Robinson, James M., The Facsimile Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices, Cairo, 1984.
