Jewish and Other Semitic Texts Written in Egyptian Characters

Authors

Stephen D. Ricks
John A. Tvedtnes, Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies

Keywords

Ancient Near East, Archaeology, Book of Mormon, Language, Reformed Egyptian, records, Brass Plates

Abstract

An Egyptian script was possibly used to write Hebrew text on the Nephite record. Documents from the correct location and time period have texts and languages in varying scripts that lend credence to this scribal phenomenon.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Ricks, Stephen D. and Tvedtnes, John A. (1996) "Jewish and Other Semitic Texts Written in Egyptian Characters," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 5: No. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol5/iss2/7