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| Facsimile #2 Examined | Facsimile #3 Examined |
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References:
Joseph Smith's Interpretation available at: http://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/abr/fac-1
Modern Eqyptological Interpretation compiled at: http://www.bookofabraham.com/boamathie/BOA_6.html
FAIR LDS explanation at http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Abraham/Joseph_Smith_Papyri/Facsimiles/Facsimile_1
| Joseph Smith's Interpretation | Figure | Modern Egyptological Interpretation |
| The Angel of the Lord. | 1 | The spirit or "ba" of
Hôr (The deceased fellow) |
| Abraham fastened upon an altar | 2 | The deceased: His name was "Hôr" |
| The idolatrous priest of Elkenah | 3 | Anubis (see original image not facsimile, this figure was originally portrayed with the head of a Jackal) |
| The altar for sacrifice by the idolatrous priests, standing before the gods of Elkenah, Libnah, Mahmackrah, Korash, and Pharaoh. | 4 | A common funerial bier or "lion couch" |
| The idolatrous god of Elkenah. | 5 | Canopic jars containing the deceased's internal organs. |
| The idolatrous god of Libnah. | 6 | |
| The idolatrous god of Mahmackrah. | 7 | |
| The idolatrous god of Korash. | 8 | |
| The idolatrous god of Pharaoh. | 9 | This is the god "Horus" |
| Abraham in Egypt | 10 | A libation table bearing wines,
oils, etc. Common in Egypt. |
| Designed to represent the pillars of heaven, as understood by the Egyptians. | 11 | A palace façade, called a "serekh" |
| Raukeeyang, signifying expanse, or the firmament over our heads; but in this case, in relation to this subject, the Egyptians meant it to signify Shaumau, to be hig, or the heavens, answering to the Hebrew word, Shaumahyeen. | 12 | This is just the water that the crocodile swims in. |
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