Why was Facsimile 1 attached to the Book of Breathings?
The most important piece of evidence used to challenge Joseph Smith’s translation of the Book of Abraham is the fact Facsimile 1, the opening figure of the Book of Abraham that is mentioned in the text itself (Abraham 1:12) was physically attached to the Book of Breathings. The Book of Breathings, fragments of which are found in the Joseph Smith papyri, therefore would appear to belong to the scroll that was used to generate the Book of Abraham. Since the Book of Breathings text does not discuss Abraham, one can argue that the Book of Abraham was translated improperly. “Everyone knows” that the Book of Breathings has nothing to do with Abraham. Before discussing reasons why Facsimile 1 might have been attached to a scroll other than the one people saw and described as the Book of Abraham, it is critical to note that Facsimile 1 is NOT the ordinary mummified figure that one sees in the Book of Breathings. The Book of Breathings typically depicts a person who is dead and wrapped in cloth
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