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	[[File:JSP Papyri Fragment I.jpg\|thumb\|upright 1.3\|A portion of the Joseph Smith Papyri]]		[[File:JSP Papyri Fragment I.jpg\|thumb\|upright 1.3\|A portion of the Joseph Smith Papyri]]
	The '''Joseph Smith Papyri''' ('''JSP''') are [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] funerary [[papyrus]] fragments from ancient [[Thebes, Egypt\|Thebes]] dated between 300 and 100 BC which, along with four mummies, were once owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]. Smith purchased the mummies and papyrus documents from a traveling exhibitor in [[Kirtland, Ohio]] in 1835.<ref name="ritner1">{{Harvnb\|Ritner\|2013\|p=1}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb\|Gee\|2000\|p=3}}.</ref> ~~The~~ papyrus contained the records of the ancient patriarchs [[Abraham]] and [[Joseph (Genesis)\|Joseph]].		The '''Joseph Smith Papyri''' ('''JSP''') are [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] funerary [[papyrus]] fragments from ancient [[Thebes, Egypt\|Thebes]] dated between 300 and 100 BC which, along with four mummies, were once owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]. Smith purchased the mummies and papyrus documents from a traveling exhibitor in [[Kirtland, Ohio]] in 1835.<ref name="ritner1">{{Harvnb\|Ritner\|2013\|p=1}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb\|Gee\|2000\|p=3}}.</ref> Smith said that the papyrus contained the records of the ancient patriarchs [[Abraham]] and [[Joseph (Genesis)\|Joseph]].

	In 1842, Smith published the first part of the [[Book of Abraham]], which he said was an inspired translation from the papyri.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/eng/scriptures/pgp/introduction\|title=Introduction\|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref><ref>For the distribution of the manuscript fragments, see John Gee, "Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed. Stephen D. Ricks et al. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 188—91; and John Gee, A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 10—13.</ref> The consensus among both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars is that the characters on the surviving papyrus fragments do not match Smith's translation. A translation of the [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)\|Book of Joseph]] was never published by Smith, but the scroll purported to be the untranslated Book of Joseph has been found to be a copy of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]], a common funerary document, which contains no references to the biblical patriarch Joseph.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|first=Barney\|last=Quinten\|title=The Joseph Smith Papyri and the Writings of Joseph of Egypt\|journal=Journal of Mormon History\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=95–109\|date=April 2016\|doi=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|jstor=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V03N02_69.pdf\|title=Wilson, John A. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri, Translations and Interpretations; Dialogue Journal 1968.}}</ref>		In 1842, Smith published the first part of the [[Book of Abraham]], which he said was an inspired translation from the papyri.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/eng/scriptures/pgp/introduction\|title=Introduction\|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref><ref>For the distribution of the manuscript fragments, see John Gee, "Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed. Stephen D. Ricks et al. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 188—91; and John Gee, A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 10—13.</ref> The consensus among both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars is that the characters on the surviving papyrus fragments do not match Smith's translation. A translation of the [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)\|Book of Joseph]] was never published by Smith, but the scroll purported to be the untranslated Book of Joseph has been found to be a copy of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]], a common funerary document, which contains no references to the biblical patriarch Joseph.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|first=Barney\|last=Quinten\|title=The Joseph Smith Papyri and the Writings of Joseph of Egypt\|journal=Journal of Mormon History\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=95–109\|date=April 2016\|doi=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|jstor=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V03N02_69.pdf\|title=Wilson, John A. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri, Translations and Interpretations; Dialogue Journal 1968.}}</ref>

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	[[File:JSP Papyri Fragment I.jpg\|thumb\|upright 1.3\|A portion of the Joseph Smith Papyri]]		[[File:JSP Papyri Fragment I.jpg\|thumb\|upright 1.3\|A portion of the Joseph Smith Papyri]]
	The '''Joseph Smith Papyri''' ('''JSP''') are [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] funerary [[papyrus]] fragments from ancient [[Thebes, Egypt\|Thebes]] dated between 300 and 100 BC which, along with four mummies, were once owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]. Smith purchased the mummies and papyrus documents from a traveling exhibitor in [[Kirtland, Ohio]] in 1835.<ref name="ritner1">{{Harvnb\|Ritner\|2013\|p=1}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb\|Gee\|2000\|p=3}}.</ref> ~~Smith said that the~~ papyrus contained the records of the ancient patriarchs [[Abraham]] and [[Joseph (Genesis)\|Joseph]].		The '''Joseph Smith Papyri''' ('''JSP''') are [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] funerary [[papyrus]] fragments from ancient [[Thebes, Egypt\|Thebes]] dated between 300 and 100 BC which, along with four mummies, were once owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]. Smith purchased the mummies and papyrus documents from a traveling exhibitor in [[Kirtland, Ohio]] in 1835.<ref name="ritner1">{{Harvnb\|Ritner\|2013\|p=1}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb\|Gee\|2000\|p=3}}.</ref> The papyrus contained the records of the ancient patriarchs [[Abraham]] and [[Joseph (Genesis)\|Joseph]].

	In 1842, Smith published the first part of the [[Book of Abraham]], which he said was an inspired translation from the papyri.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/eng/scriptures/pgp/introduction\|title=Introduction\|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref><ref>For the distribution of the manuscript fragments, see John Gee, "Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed. Stephen D. Ricks et al. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 188—91; and John Gee, A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 10—13.</ref> The consensus among both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars is that the characters on the surviving papyrus fragments do not match Smith's translation. A translation of the [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)\|Book of Joseph]] was never published by Smith, but the scroll purported to be the untranslated Book of Joseph has been found to be a copy of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]], a common funerary document, which contains no references to the biblical patriarch Joseph.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|first=Barney\|last=Quinten\|title=The Joseph Smith Papyri and the Writings of Joseph of Egypt\|journal=Journal of Mormon History\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=95–109\|date=April 2016\|doi=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|jstor=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V03N02_69.pdf\|title=Wilson, John A. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri, Translations and Interpretations; Dialogue Journal 1968.}}</ref>		In 1842, Smith published the first part of the [[Book of Abraham]], which he said was an inspired translation from the papyri.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/eng/scriptures/pgp/introduction\|title=Introduction\|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref><ref>For the distribution of the manuscript fragments, see John Gee, "Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed. Stephen D. Ricks et al. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 188—91; and John Gee, A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 10—13.</ref> The consensus among both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars is that the characters on the surviving papyrus fragments do not match Smith's translation. A translation of the [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)\|Book of Joseph]] was never published by Smith, but the scroll purported to be the untranslated Book of Joseph has been found to be a copy of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]], a common funerary document, which contains no references to the biblical patriarch Joseph.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|first=Barney\|last=Quinten\|title=The Joseph Smith Papyri and the Writings of Joseph of Egypt\|journal=Journal of Mormon History\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=95–109\|date=April 2016\|doi=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|jstor=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V03N02_69.pdf\|title=Wilson, John A. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri, Translations and Interpretations; Dialogue Journal 1968.}}</ref>

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	Joseph Smith taught that the two rolls were literally written by the Ancient Patriarchs Abraham and Joseph.<ref>Marquardt, H. Michael "Joseph Smith's Egyptian Papers: A History" published in Ritner, Robert Kriech. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri: a Complete Edition ; P. JS 1-4 and the Hypocephalus of Sheshonq. The Smith Pettit Foundation, 2013. page 60</ref><ref>Visitor William Appleby noted that Joseph had better penmanship than Abraham [[Eyewitness accounts associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri#Eyewitness Accounts in the Nauvoo Era 1839–1844]]</ref><ref>Visitor [[Josiah Quincy Jr.]] was told by Smith, "That is the handwriting of Abraham, the Father of the Faithful" Josiah Quincy, Figures of the Past from the Leaves of Old Journals, 386-387</ref> Independent sources have him pointing to places on the papyri and identifying various hieroglyphics as the signature of Abraham.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="dialoguejournal.com"/>		Joseph Smith taught that the two rolls were literally written by the Ancient Patriarchs Abraham and Joseph.<ref>Marquardt, H. Michael "Joseph Smith's Egyptian Papers: A History" published in Ritner, Robert Kriech. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri: a Complete Edition ; P. JS 1-4 and the Hypocephalus of Sheshonq. The Smith Pettit Foundation, 2013. page 60</ref><ref>Visitor William Appleby noted that Joseph had better penmanship than Abraham [[Eyewitness accounts associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri#Eyewitness Accounts in the Nauvoo Era 1839–1844]]</ref><ref>Visitor [[Josiah Quincy Jr.]] was told by Smith, "That is the handwriting of Abraham, the Father of the Faithful" Josiah Quincy, Figures of the Past from the Leaves of Old Journals, 386-387</ref> Independent sources have him pointing to places on the papyri and identifying various hieroglyphics as the signature of Abraham.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="dialoguejournal.com"/>

	The accounts from eyewitnesses consistently maintain that Smith presented the mummies as those of a Pharaoh and his royal household.<ref>Brown, S. M. (2012). In Heaven as it is on Earth: Joseph Smith and the early Mormon conquest of death. New York: [[Oxford University Press]]. page 85</ref><ref>Peterson, H. Donl. The Story of the Book of Abraham: Mummies, Manuscripts, and Mormonism. CFI, 2008. pg 189</ref> Most commonly, Smith and his mother Lucy Mack Smith referred to them as Pharaoh Onitas, his wife, and their two daughters, one of whom was named Katumin. They ~~claimed~~ these names were obtained through revelation.<ref>see: [[Kirtland Egyptian papers#Notebooks of Copied Egyptian Characters]]</ref><ref>Wolfe, S. J., & Singerman, R. (2009). Mummies in nineteenth century America: Ancient Egyptians as artifacts. Jefferson, NC: McFarland &. page 117</ref> Mack Smith would sometimes refer to one of the mummies as "Pharaoh's daughter, the one who saved Moses." One eyewitness wrote that he was told the Pharaoh's name was "Necho."<ref>Josiah Quincy, Figures of the Past from the Leaves of Old Journals, 386-387</ref>		The accounts from eyewitnesses consistently maintain that Smith presented the mummies as those of a Pharaoh and his royal household.<ref>Brown, S. M. (2012). In Heaven as it is on Earth: Joseph Smith and the early Mormon conquest of death. New York: [[Oxford University Press]]. page 85</ref><ref>Peterson, H. Donl. The Story of the Book of Abraham: Mummies, Manuscripts, and Mormonism. CFI, 2008. pg 189</ref> Most commonly, Smith and his mother Lucy Mack Smith referred to them as Pharaoh Onitas, his wife, and their two daughters, one of whom was named Katumin. They said these names were obtained through revelation.<ref>see: [[Kirtland Egyptian papers#Notebooks of Copied Egyptian Characters]]</ref><ref>Wolfe, S. J., & Singerman, R. (2009). Mummies in nineteenth century America: Ancient Egyptians as artifacts. Jefferson, NC: McFarland &. page 117</ref> Mack Smith would sometimes refer to one of the mummies as "Pharaoh's daughter, the one who saved Moses." One eyewitness wrote that he was told the Pharaoh's name was "Necho."<ref>Josiah Quincy, Figures of the Past from the Leaves of Old Journals, 386-387</ref>

	Based on where they were found, and the writings found on them, the mummies are not believed to have been Pharoahs, but priests and nobles from the Ptolemaic era of Egypt (323–30 BCE). No known Pharaohs or their family members have names that resemble "Onitus" or "Katumin."<ref name="Wolfe, S. J. 2009 page 120">Wolfe, S. J., & Singerman, R. (2009). Mummies in nineteenth century America: Ancient Egyptians as artifacts. Jefferson, NC: McFarland &. page 120</ref> A [[Necho II\|Pharaoh Necho]] is known to have existed; however, he was buried in Sais, near the Nile Delta, far from where the mummies were excavated.<ref name="Wolfe, S. J. 2009 page 120"/>		Based on where they were found, and the writings found on them, the mummies are not believed to have been Pharoahs, but priests and nobles from the Ptolemaic era of Egypt (323–30 BCE). No known Pharaohs or their family members have names that resemble "Onitus" or "Katumin."<ref name="Wolfe, S. J. 2009 page 120">Wolfe, S. J., & Singerman, R. (2009). Mummies in nineteenth century America: Ancient Egyptians as artifacts. Jefferson, NC: McFarland &. page 120</ref> A [[Necho II\|Pharaoh Necho]] is known to have existed; however, he was buried in Sais, near the Nile Delta, far from where the mummies were excavated.<ref name="Wolfe, S. J. 2009 page 120"/>

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	[[File:JSP Papyri Fragment I.jpg\|thumb\|upright 1.3\|A portion of the Joseph Smith Papyri]]		[[File:JSP Papyri Fragment I.jpg\|thumb\|upright 1.3\|A portion of the Joseph Smith Papyri]]
	The '''Joseph Smith Papyri''' ('''JSP''') are [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] funerary [[papyrus]] fragments from ancient [[Thebes, Egypt\|Thebes]] dated between 300 and 100 BC which, along with four mummies, were once owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]. Smith purchased the mummies and papyrus documents from a traveling exhibitor in [[Kirtland, Ohio]] in 1835.<ref name="ritner1">{{Harvnb\|Ritner\|2013\|p=1}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb\|Gee\|2000\|p=3}}.</ref> ~~The~~ papyrus contained the records of the ancient patriarchs [[Abraham]] and [[Joseph (Genesis)\|Joseph]].		The '''Joseph Smith Papyri''' ('''JSP''') are [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] funerary [[papyrus]] fragments from ancient [[Thebes, Egypt\|Thebes]] dated between 300 and 100 BC which, along with four mummies, were once owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]. Smith purchased the mummies and papyrus documents from a traveling exhibitor in [[Kirtland, Ohio]] in 1835.<ref name="ritner1">{{Harvnb\|Ritner\|2013\|p=1}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb\|Gee\|2000\|p=3}}.</ref> Smith said that the papyrus contained the records of the ancient patriarchs [[Abraham]] and [[Joseph (Genesis)\|Joseph]].

	In 1842, Smith published the first part of the [[Book of Abraham]], which he said was an inspired translation from the papyri.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/eng/scriptures/pgp/introduction\|title=Introduction\|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref><ref>For the distribution of the manuscript fragments, see John Gee, "Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed. Stephen D. Ricks et al. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 188—91; and John Gee, A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 10—13.</ref> The consensus among both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars is that the characters on the surviving papyrus fragments do not match Smith's translation. A translation of the [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)\|Book of Joseph]] was never published by Smith, but the scroll purported to be the untranslated Book of Joseph has been found to be a copy of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]], a common funerary document, which contains no references to the biblical patriarch Joseph.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|first=Barney\|last=Quinten\|title=The Joseph Smith Papyri and the Writings of Joseph of Egypt\|journal=Journal of Mormon History\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=95–109\|date=April 2016\|doi=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|jstor=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V03N02_69.pdf\|title=Wilson, John A. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri, Translations and Interpretations; Dialogue Journal 1968.}}</ref>		In 1842, Smith published the first part of the [[Book of Abraham]], which he said was an inspired translation from the papyri.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/eng/scriptures/pgp/introduction\|title=Introduction\|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref><ref>For the distribution of the manuscript fragments, see John Gee, "Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed. Stephen D. Ricks et al. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 188—91; and John Gee, A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 10—13.</ref> The consensus among both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars is that the characters on the surviving papyrus fragments do not match Smith's translation. A translation of the [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)\|Book of Joseph]] was never published by Smith, but the scroll purported to be the untranslated Book of Joseph has been found to be a copy of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]], a common funerary document, which contains no references to the biblical patriarch Joseph.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|first=Barney\|last=Quinten\|title=The Joseph Smith Papyri and the Writings of Joseph of Egypt\|journal=Journal of Mormon History\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=95–109\|date=April 2016\|doi=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|jstor=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V03N02_69.pdf\|title=Wilson, John A. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri, Translations and Interpretations; Dialogue Journal 1968.}}</ref>

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	[[File:JSP Papyri Fragment I.jpg\|thumb\|upright 1.3\|A portion of the Joseph Smith Papyri]]		[[File:JSP Papyri Fragment I.jpg\|thumb\|upright 1.3\|A portion of the Joseph Smith Papyri]]
	The '''Joseph Smith Papyri''' ('''JSP''') are [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] funerary [[papyrus]] fragments from ancient [[Thebes, Egypt\|Thebes]] dated between 300 and 100 BC which, along with four mummies, were once owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]. Smith purchased the mummies and papyrus documents from a traveling exhibitor in [[Kirtland, Ohio]] in 1835.<ref name="ritner1">{{Harvnb\|Ritner\|2013\|p=1}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb\|Gee\|2000\|p=3}}.</ref> ~~Smith said that the~~ papyrus contained the records of the ancient patriarchs [[Abraham]] and [[Joseph (Genesis)\|Joseph]].		The '''Joseph Smith Papyri''' ('''JSP''') are [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] funerary [[papyrus]] fragments from ancient [[Thebes, Egypt\|Thebes]] dated between 300 and 100 BC which, along with four mummies, were once owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]. Smith purchased the mummies and papyrus documents from a traveling exhibitor in [[Kirtland, Ohio]] in 1835.<ref name="ritner1">{{Harvnb\|Ritner\|2013\|p=1}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb\|Gee\|2000\|p=3}}.</ref> The papyrus contained the records of the ancient patriarchs [[Abraham]] and [[Joseph (Genesis)\|Joseph]].

	In 1842, Smith published the first part of the [[Book of Abraham]], which he said was an inspired translation from the papyri.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/eng/scriptures/pgp/introduction\|title=Introduction\|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref><ref>For the distribution of the manuscript fragments, see John Gee, "Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed. Stephen D. Ricks et al. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 188—91; and John Gee, A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 10—13.</ref> The consensus among both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars is that the characters on the surviving papyrus fragments do not match Smith's translation. A translation of the [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)\|Book of Joseph]] was never published by Smith, but the scroll purported to be the untranslated Book of Joseph has been found to be a copy of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]], a common funerary document, which contains no references to the biblical patriarch Joseph.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|first=Barney\|last=Quinten\|title=The Joseph Smith Papyri and the Writings of Joseph of Egypt\|journal=Journal of Mormon History\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=95–109\|date=April 2016\|doi=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|jstor=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V03N02_69.pdf\|title=Wilson, John A. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri, Translations and Interpretations; Dialogue Journal 1968.}}</ref>		In 1842, Smith published the first part of the [[Book of Abraham]], which he said was an inspired translation from the papyri.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/eng/scriptures/pgp/introduction\|title=Introduction\|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref><ref>For the distribution of the manuscript fragments, see John Gee, "Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed. Stephen D. Ricks et al. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 188—91; and John Gee, A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2000), 10—13.</ref> The consensus among both Mormon and non-Mormon scholars is that the characters on the surviving papyrus fragments do not match Smith's translation. A translation of the [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)\|Book of Joseph]] was never published by Smith, but the scroll purported to be the untranslated Book of Joseph has been found to be a copy of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]], a common funerary document, which contains no references to the biblical patriarch Joseph.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|first=Barney\|last=Quinten\|title=The Joseph Smith Papyri and the Writings of Joseph of Egypt\|journal=Journal of Mormon History\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=95–109\|date=April 2016\|doi=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095\|jstor=10.5406/jmormhist.42.2.0095}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V03N02_69.pdf\|title=Wilson, John A. The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri, Translations and Interpretations; Dialogue Journal 1968.}}</ref>