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==''Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Study Guide'': "These papyri contain authentic Egyptian writings, but they do not date to the time of Abraham, nor do they contain the actual personally handwritten account of Abraham"==
[https://www.lds.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-and-church-history-study-guide-for-home-study-seminary-students-2014/section-7/unit-31-day-2-the-coming-forth-of-the-pearl-of-great-price?lang=eng "Unit 31: Day 2, The Coming Forth of the Pearl of Great Price,"] ''Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students'' (2013):
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In 1966, 11 fragments of papyri the Prophet Joseph Smith once had were discovered in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. These papyri contain authentic Egyptian writings, but they do not date to the time of Abraham, nor do they contain the actual personally handwritten account of Abraham. It is important to remember that only a few fragments and not all of the papyri that Joseph Smith possessed have been found. The book of Abraham may have been translated from papyri that have not been recovered. These lost papyri may have contained copies of Abraham’s writings.

At the present time we simply do not know the exact nature of the relationship between the book of Abraham and the papyri Joseph Smith possessed. There are various theories proposed as to how the prophet translated these writings, but we simply do not know the details. We do know that the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the book of Abraham by the gift and power of God. <ref>[https://www.lds.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-and-church-history-study-guide-for-home-study-seminary-students-2014/section-7/unit-31-day-2-the-coming-forth-of-the-pearl-of-great-price?lang=eng "Unit 31: Day 2, The Coming Forth of the Pearl of Great Price,"] ''Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students'', LDS.org (2013)</ref>
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