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2 TRANSLATIONS OF PAPYRUS JOSEPH SMITH XI - 'BOOK OF ABRAHAM' [1:11 -- 1:15] |
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SMITH: Each Egyptian character means this: |
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the, this |
[11] Now, this priest had offered upon this altar three virgins, at one time, who were the daughters of Onitah, one of the royal descent directly from the loins of Ham., These virgins were offered up be cause of their virtue; they would not bow down to worship gods of wood or of stone, therefore they were killed upon this altar, and it was done after the manner of the Egyptians. |
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[12] And it came to pass that the priests laid violence upon me, that they might slay me also,' as they did those virgins' upon this altar, and that you may have a knowledge of this altar, I will refer you to the representation at the commencement of this record. |
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[13] It was made after the form of a bedstead, such as was had among the Chaldeans,' and it stood before the gods of Elkenah, Libnah, Mahmackrah, Korash, and also a god like unto that of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. That you may have an understanding of these gods, I have given you the fashion of them in the figures at the beginning, which manner of the figures is called by the Chaldeans Rahleenos, which signifies hieroglyphics. |
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[15] And as they lifted up their hands upon me, that they might offer me up and take away my life, behold, I lifted up my voice unto my God, and the Lord hearkened and heard, and he filled me with the vision of the Almighty, and the angel of his presence stood by me,' and immediately unloosed my bands. |
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Egyptian, English and 'Smithsonian' - Smith's Rosetta dictionary, above. |
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Demotic is a cursive script and reflects differences in handwriting; these differences, in turn, reflect different types of texts such as private letters, economic and legal documents, administrative documents, religious, literary and scientific texts, etc. |
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“This, I decided, was the archeological equivalent of the scene from Lassie in which the dog barks once and Jimmy is given to understand that the leg of a six-year-old girl named Sally has been trapped under a fallen tree 30 yards north of the falls on Coldwater Creek near the old mine shaft and oh, by the way, she’s diabetic too, so bring some insulin.” ~ Quote from Epoch Times
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