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*No other such scenes show a lotus and an offering table. These items are common in ''other'' Egyptian scenes, but do not appear in the lion couch scene. | *No other such scenes show a lotus and an offering table. These items are common in ''other'' Egyptian scenes, but do not appear in the lion couch scene. | ||
Therefore, we do not agree that it is the "same funeral scene." Facsimile 1 actually depicts the resurrection of Osiris. The figure on the couch is alive. The figures to which it is compared all show the preparation of a mummy. | Therefore, we do not agree that it is the "same funeral scene." Facsimile 1 actually depicts the resurrection of Osiris. The figure on the couch is alive. The figures to which it is compared all show the preparation of a mummy. | ||
[[File:Mummy.fac.1.comparison.jpg|500px|thumb|center]] | [[File:Mummy.fac.1.comparison.jpg|500px|thumb|center]] | ||
[[File:Lion couch scene at the louvre.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Photograph of "lion couch" carving displayed at the Louvre in Paris. Note that there is only a single bird shown. (click to enlarge)]] | [[File:Lion couch scene at the louvre.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Photograph of "lion couch" carving displayed at the Louvre in Paris. Note that there is only a single bird shown. (click to enlarge)]] | ||
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The following claims are made regarding Facsimile 1:
The papyrus with the illustration represented in Facsimile 1 (view) is the only recovered item that has any connection to the text of the Book of Abraham.
This vignette is called a "lion couch scene" by Egyptologists. It usually represents the embalming of the deceased individual in preparation for burial. However, this particular lion couch scene represents the resurrection of Hor (figure 2), aided by the Egyptian god Anubis (3).[1]
Abraham 1:12 and the notes to Facsimile 1 identify it as representing Abraham being sacrificed by the priest of Elkenah in Ur.
Although many similar lion couch scenes exist, this one has quite a few unique features:
Therefore, we do not agree that it is the "same funeral scene." Facsimile 1 actually depicts the resurrection of Osiris. The figure on the couch is alive. The figures to which it is compared all show the preparation of a mummy.
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