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Did joseph smith correctly translate facsimile 3 in the. So, this gives us more explanation for what abraham in egypt is. Joseph smith focused not on an egyptian translation, but how the facsimiles related to abraham. Egyptian papyri and the book of abraham religious studies center. Joseph smith worked on the translation of the book of abraham during the summer and fall of 1835, by which time he completed at least the first chapter and part of the second chapter. This time it is abraham offering sacrifices upon an alter. Egyptologists study the three facsimiles included in the book of abraham as well as joseph smiths translation of these facsimiles. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of abraham. The three facsimiles that are in every copy of the book of abraham in the pearl of great. According to smith, the book was a translation of some ancient records. Book of abraham translation church of jesus christ. Hence this picture of a cow is common to almost all hypocephali. Again, egyptologists are agreed that the vignette has nothing to do with the biblical character known as abraham.

All five chapters of the book of abraham, along with three illustrations now known as facsimiles 1, 2, and 3, were published in the times and seasons, the. Critical appraisal of the book of abraham wikipedia. Translation and historicity of the book of abraham the university. The text adjacent to facsimile 1 was a copy of the book of. In facsimile 1, he is the one being sacrificedand saved. Translation and historicity of the book of abraham a. This is the cow ihet mentioned in chapter 162 of the book of the dead, which should be drawn on a piece of new papyrus to make a hypocephalus. The transliterated text from the recovered papyri and facsimiles published in the book of abraham contain no direct referenceseither historical or textualto abraham at all, and the patriarchs name does not appear anywhere on the papyri or the facsimiles. Did joseph smith correctly translate facsimile 2 in the. The book of abraham is a work produced between 1835 and 1842 by joseph smith based, he said, on egyptian papyri purchased from a traveling mummy exhibition. Book of abrahams facsimiles was sent to the louvre. Joseph indicated that specific characters in the facsimile confirmed the identities that he assigned to specific figures.

Joseph smith consistently identifies the libation table with abraham in egypt in facsimiles 1 and 3. Facsimiles with explanations authored by joseph smith himself. The texts on these papyrus fragments were translated as versions of common egyptian funerary texts. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of mormonism. Abraham offering sacrifices upon an altar while in egypt. The inspiration and basis for the text of the book of abraham is p. The published text of the book of abraham is accompanied by three woodcut. Book of abraham joseph smith and the lds church for over 170 years have claimed that the book of abraham is a translation of a portion of the papyri scrolls purchased by the church in 1835 kirtland, ohio, and that this portion contains the writings of abraham written by abraham s own hand. Edward ashment notes, the sign that smith identified with abraham.