Recovered Fragments
Eleven papyrus fragments were recovered, and were designated I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, and XI in the Improvement Era article. Other designations were given by the Met, and various Egyptologists and scholars that analyzed the fragments; however, the designations established by the Improvement Era have remained the most commonly used numbering.
The table below summarizes different designation schemes:
| Improvement Era JSP # | Met # | Wilson-Jeppson #s |
|---|---|---|
| I | 47.102.9 | A (photo 1) |
| II | 47.102.10 | B (photo 8) |
| IIIa | 47.102.2 | C (photo 5) |
| IIIb | 47.102.3 | C (photo 6) |
| IV | 47.102.1 | B (photo 3) |
| V | 47.102.4 | B (photo 2) |
| VI | 47.102.7 | B (photo 4) |
| VII | 47.102.5 | B (photo 7) |
| VIII | 47.102.6 | B (photo 9) |
| X | 47.102.8 | D (photo 10) |
| XI | 47.102.11 | D (photo 11) |
The editors of an independent quarterly journal Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, arranged for John A. Wilson and Klaus Baer of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago and Richard Anthony Parker, Director of the Department of Egyptology at Brown University to translate the text from the photographs. Their translations were published in Dialogue in the summer and autumn of 1968. The fragments are portions of three original documents as shown below.
Read more about this topic: Joseph Smith Papyri
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