the ba-spirit of the Osiris Sheshonq to live." (brackets and italics in original) Joseph Smith said of figure 8 in particular, "Contains writings that cannot be revealed unto the world; but is to be had in the Holy Temple of God." Text to the right (Figures No. 12-15) The right portion of these characters are hieratic and appear to have been copied from Joseph Smith Papyrus XI. Included is sn-sn: N35:O34-N35:O34 Val Sederholm has identified that the surviving traces of the original content parallel other hypocephali, and suggested the reading j nTr pfy 'A, 'nx m TAw, jw m mw: 'q r' jw [=r] sDm md.t=f. [Mj n] Wsjr, explaining that "the officiator, calling upon that special, particular, transcendent god, who lives by breathing, who negotiates the waters, pleads from the depths: May Re descend to hear Osiris' words! Come to Shoshenq, who is dead!" Text at the bottom (Figures No. 16-17) Michael D. Rhodes gives the following translation: "May this tomb never be desecrated, and may this soul and its lord never be desecrated in the hereafter." Robert K. Ritner gives the following translation: "Back, injury, back! There is none who attacks you. This ba-spirit and his lord will not be attacked in the underworld forever." Text around the rim (Figure No. 18) One third of the rim contains characters taken from another papyrus. Michael D. Rhodes provided a possible reading of the text in its original state: Ritner translated it as: Text to upper left (Figures No. 19-21, numbered 19,21-22 in Times and Seasons) Rhodes gives the following translation: "You shall ever be as that God, the Busirian." See also Archaeology and the Book of Mormon Book of Abraham Egyptian mummies Critical appraisal of the Book of Abraham Joseph Smith Papyri Kirtland Egyptian papers Kolob Notes References External links 1842 documents Book of Abraham Book of the Dead Egyptian papyri containing images Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism) Works originally published in Times and Seasons