Book of Abraham/Joseph Smith Papyri/Facsimiles/Facsimile 3/Identification of female figures in Facsimile 3

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Criticism

Figure 2, identified by Joseph as "King Pharaoh" and figure 4, identified by Joseph as "Prince of Pharaoh" are obviously drawn as female figures. The fact that they are drawn as females is so obvious, in fact, that critics take this as evidence of Joseph's lack of ability to interpret the facsimiles in any fashion whatsoever. Since the figures would obviously have appeared as females even to Joseph's eye, why then are they interpreted as two of the primary male figures?

See also: Citations to the critical sources for these claims

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