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|H=An analysis of the Charles M. Larson restoration of Facsimile 1 compared against the original papyrus
|S=The book "...by his own hand upon papyrus" presents a "restoration" of Facsimile 1 (p. 65), which purports to be "based upon the modern study of Egyptology, and similar scenes in numerous existing papyri." However, the recent availability of high-definition [http://josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/egyptian-papyri images of the papyri on the Church History website] now provides the opportunity to compare the Larson restoration with the original. There are a number of discrepancies which indicate that the restoration contains a number of significant inaccuracies. We examine those inaccuracies in this sub-article.
|L1=Question: Does Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 show a hand, or does it show the wing of a second bird?
|L2=Bell: "the questionable traces above the head of the Osiris figure are actually the remains of his right hand"
|L3=Question: Should the restoration of Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 include a phallus?
|L4=Bell: "there would not be enough available space to restore the hand of Anubis, the erect phallus of the Osiris, and the body and wings of Isis"
|L5=Question: Was the original head of the priest in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 actually the jackal head of Anubis?
|L6=Question: Was the priest depicted in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 holding a knife or was it some other object?
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{{:Question: Does Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 show a hand, or does it show the wing of a second bird?}}
{{:Bell: "the questionable traces above the head of the Osiris figure are actually the remains of his right hand"}}
{{:Question: Should the restoration of Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 include a phallus?}}
{{:Bell: "there would not be enough available space to restore the hand of Anubis, the erect phallus of the Osiris, and the body and wings of Isis"}}
{{:Question: Was the original head of the priest in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 actually the jackal head of Anubis?}}
{{:Question: Was the priest depicted in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 holding a knife or was it some other object?}}

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