Book of Lehi abridgment (later lost in 116 pages)
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The Book of Lehi abridgment was an early narrative account of the prophet Lehi and his family in the Book of Mormon tradition, whose translated manuscript was lost with the famous 116 pages given to Martin Harris.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Lehi abridgment | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of Mormon source text
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abridgment ⓘ lost religious text ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 116 manuscript pages of English translation ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine | divine warning against retranslation of lost portion ⓘ |
| associatedWithEventInProphet’sLife | Joseph Smith’s loss of the 116 pages GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Emma Hale Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph Smith Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRevelatoryResponse | Doctrine and Covenants 10 instruction not to retranslate GENERATED ⓘ |
| believedContentType |
family record
ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ |
| believedToInclude |
Lehi’s departure from Jerusalem
ⓘ
early Nephite history ⓘ journey through the wilderness ⓘ voyage to the promised land ⓘ |
| compilerAccordingToLDSBelief | Mormon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversEventsAlsoToldIn |
1 Nephi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2 Nephi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of loss and providence in Latter-day Saint narrative ⓘ |
| currentPhysicalStatus | not extant ⓘ |
| givenByTranslatorTo | Martin Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownOnlyThrough | later revelations and historical accounts ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | unknown ⓘ |
| languageOfTranslation | English ⓘ |
| locationOfLoss | Manchester, New York area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostDateApproximate | 1828 ⓘ |
| lostIn | incident of the lost 116 pages ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Doctrine and Covenants Section 10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doctrine and Covenants Section 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Lehi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lehi’s family ⓘ |
| partOfLargerRecord | large plates of Nephi (as abridged by Mormon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physicalForm | handwritten manuscript ⓘ |
| portionOfTranslationLostAs | 116 pages ⓘ |
| reasonGivenToMartinHarris | to show to family and associates ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Book of Mormon tradition
NERFINISHED
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Latter-day Saint movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedNarrativelyBy | small plates of Nephi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCanonFormation | prompted use of small plates of Nephi in Book of Mormon ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebateAbout | extent and content of the lost 116 pages ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopicIn | Mormon studies ⓘ |
| scribeForTranslation | Martin Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Latter-day Saint historical discussions of the lost 116 pages ⓘ |
| timeOfTranslation | early phase of Book of Mormon translation ⓘ |
| translatedByAccordingToLDSBelief | Joseph Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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