Joseph Smith Hypocephalus

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rdf:langString A: detail of Figures 1, 22, 23. B: the equivalent figure from the Hypocephalus of Tanetirt, showing four heads on the central neck.

rdf:langString A: detail of Figure No. 3. B: vignette from the Ta-Sherit-Min scroll, from which Figure No. 3 was likely copied. C: a similar image in this location, but facing toward the centre and including a representation of Khepri, from the Hypocephalus of Neshorpakhered.

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rdf:langString The Joseph Smith Hypocephalus (also known as the Hypocephalus of Sheshonq) was a papyrus fragment, part of a larger collection of papyri known as the Joseph Smith Papyri, found in the Gurneh area of Thebes, Egypt, around the year 1818. The owner's name, Sheshonq, is found in the hieroglyphic text on said hypocephalus. Three hypocephali in the British Museum (37909, 8445c, and 8445f) are similar to the Joseph Smith Hypocephalus both in layout and text and were also found in Thebes. A woodcut image of the hypocephalus was initially published on March 15, 1842, in Volume III, No. 10 of the Latter Day Saint newspaper Times and Seasons, two years before the death of Joseph Smith, who was the editor of the Times and Seasons. This image is included as one of several appendices to the Book of Abraham, where it is called Facsimile No. 2. The Book of Abraham has been considered scripture by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1880. The location of the original document is unknown.