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Question: Was the priest depicted in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 holding a knife or was it some other object?
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Question: Was the priest depicted in Facsimile 1 holding a knife or some other object?
In typical representations of the "lion couch" scene, the priest is holding an object
A comparison of objects that are presumed to have been held by the priest in Facsimile 1 of the Book of Abraham. The original facsimile is missing this detail. Egyptologist Lanny Bell assumes that the priest was holding an object. Charles Larson shows the priest holding nothing, with the wing of the proposed second bird occupying the space. Joseph Smith indicated that the priest was holding a knife.
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