The Book of Abraham and Facsimile 1 Interpretation
- Date of account
- 1835–1842; papyri rediscovered in 1967
- Location
- Kirtland and Nauvoo, Illinois; later Salt Lake City, Utah
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Book of Abraham was published by Joseph Smith with Egyptian papyri and interpretations of facsimiles, including cosmological beings and sacrificial scenes. It is a major American apocryphal-text controversy involving claimed revelation, intermediary figures, ancient provenance, and later Egyptological analysis. The papyri’s nineteenth-century acquisition and twentieth-century rediscovery are documented, while the relationship between surviving fragments and the translated text remains contested among scholars and believers. It offers a strong comparison case for transmission and authenticity disputes.
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