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Question: When was the "Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language" produced?
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Question: When was the "Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language" produced?
The Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language was produced between July and December 1835 in Kirtland, Ohio
The document was produced around the time that the Book of Abraham was dictated, and it is in the handwriting of William W. Phelps and Warren Parrish. The original documents may be viewed on the Joseph Smith Papers website: Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language, circa July–circa December 1835. For more information about the relationship of the GAEL to the Book of Abraham, see: Kirtland Egyptian Papers.
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