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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Book of Mormon source text
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
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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Plates of Mormon includes Book of Lehi abridgment (later lost in 116 pages)