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Question: Has the name Abraham ever been associated with an Egyptian "lion couch" scene?
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Question: Has the name Abraham ever been associated with an Egyptian "lion couch" scene?
Another lion couch scene has been found with Abraham's name associated with it
Another lion couch scene has been discovered which actually includes Abraham's name. Note that it does not claim that Abraham is the figure on the lion couch, and notes that "[t]he figure on the lion couch in this papyrus is a woman." That is very clear from looking at the papyrus. However, the wording under the figure states "Abraham upon..." and then it becomes unintelligible so scholars are at a stand-still as to knowing if the circling of the name of Abraham in that phrase (written in Greek) is the identification of the figure as Abraham. [1]
Photo appearing in John Gee, “Research and Perspectives: Abraham in Ancient Egyptian Texts,” Ensign, Jul 1992, 60 Caption "A lion couch scene appears in Leiden Papyrus I 384 (PGM xii). The outline marks Abraham’s name, written in Greek. (Courtesy of Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.)" (click to enlarge)
Notes
- ↑ See John Gee, Research and Perspectives: Abraham in Ancient Egyptian Texts on lds.org (July 1992)