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DescriptionJoseph Smith Papyrus I.jpg
English: This photograph depicts a portion of the Joseph Smith papyri. The vignette in the center of the photograph is recognized as the source of facsimile 1 in the en:Book of Abraham, which is part of the Pearl of Great Price, a en:Mormon volume of scripture.
Date
Papyrus drawing from ancient Egypt, backing paper sketches presumably from some time in the 1800s.
Source
Joseph Smith Papers
Author
Unknown authors
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2008-01-17 06:57 Descartes1979 500×340×8 (101415 bytes) Unknown author, photograph of ancient Egyptian papyri
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