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The Anthon Transcript II: The Identification of the Characters as Egyptian

TitleThe Anthon Transcript II: The Identification of the Characters as Egyptian
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1942
AuthorsCrowley, Ariel L.
MagazineImprovement Era
Volume45
Issue Number2
Pagination76–80, 124–125
Date PublishedFebruary 1942
KeywordsAnthon Transcript; Anthon, Charles; Characters; Gold Plates; Language; Language - Egyptian; Language - Reformed Egyptian; Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Abstract

This series tells of Joseph Smith’s desire to have someone examine characters copied from the gold plates. It reprints a portion of Joseph Smith’s history dealing with the visit of Martin Harris to Charles Anthon, and also contains a letter sent to John A. Widtsoe by Frederick M. Smith of the Reorganized Church stating that the original copy of the Egyptian characters made by Joseph Smith is in the hands of the Reorganized Church. Furthermore, it tells of several different copies of the Egyptian characters in existence and gives examples of people verifying the genuineness of the characters as Egyptian. The second part covers the identification of the characters on the Gold Plates as Egyptian.