Saul consults a witch after using the Urim did not work.

God commands Moses to use the Urim to receive revelation.

Elias Ashmole discusses Belief in "Angellical Stones" which can result in objects being found.

Picture of ER's seer stone.

According to Jonathan Hadley, Joseph said that he used a huge pair of spectacles to translate the BOM.

JS declares to HP that his seer stone is not of God, that HP has been deceived.

Richard McNemar writes in his journal that Joseph translated with 2 transparent stones in a hat.

Ezra Booth writes letter critical of Joseph's "dark glass."

Willard Chase provides a statement to E.D. Howe claiming Joseph found his seer stone while digging a well.

Henry Harris comments on Joseph's "fortune-telling" with stone.

Letter by IH on JS's money-digging and "seeing."

W.W. Phelps calls Joseph's translation instrument "Nephite Interpreters."

Anonymous source published in the Cleveland Whig describes papyri before Joseph acquired them.

Transcript of BOA Manuscript–C [Abraham 1:1–2:18], dated circa July–November 1835.

Joseph translates an alphabet and arranges a grammar to the BOA.

Joseph first examines papyri, offers translation.

Joseph translates papyri in early July 1835.

John Whitmer says Joseph Smith as seer could translate papyri by "the revelation of Jesus Christ."

Joseph Bradley mentions Joseph translating the papyri in the Evangelical Magazine and Gospel Advocate.

W.W. Phelps says work of translating BOA has stalled in letter to Sally Phelps.

JS gives "explanation" of papyri to members of Q12.

Frederick G. Williams records that Joseph "recommences" translating the papyri.

Joseph gives revelation saying Warren Parrish will be scribe, assist in translating "ancient records."

JS spends day translating BOA.

Joseph's journal for November 25, 1835, records that he spent the day translating BOA.

JS "explained" Egyptian Records to apostles; describes formation of planetary system.

Edward Patridge recorded that Eliza "sees by the help of a stone."

JS spends day reading and showing papyri to guests.

Truman Coe says Joseph "deciphered" papyri, this was seen as proof of "divine inspiration."

William West says Joseph can translate missing portions of papyri.

Warren Parrish says he sat by Joseph's side as he translated by revelation.

William Swartzell says JS "intends" to translate papyri in 1838.

Joseph recalls his recovering the Urim & Thummim.

JC mentions JST Bible project and BOA translation project together.

Joseph, while preaching a sermon, draws from concepts from the Book of Abraham.

Anonymous source published in Sentinel of Freedom says Joseph identified hand writing of Abraham on papyri.

Tyler Parsons debates a Mormon who uses Book of Abraham in his argument.

JS gives sermon, draws on concepts from the BOA.

JS gives sermon, draws on concepts from the BOA.

William I. Appleby visits Joseph and is shown papyri.

Anonymous source reports Mormon missionary using Book of Abraham as evidence for Joseph being a prophet; says Book of Abraham will be published soon.

Daniel P. Kidder recounts recovery of papyri and mummies; speaks of JS having four mummies and a "roll" of papyrus.

Wilford Woodruff prepares the type for the BOA to be printed.

First published text of Book of Abraham (Abraham 1:1–2:18), "purporting" to be a translation of the writings of Abraham.

Joseph prepares Book of Abraham for publication.

Joseph proofreads the first installment of Book of Abraham.

Joseph translates more Book of Abraham material.

Wilford Woodruff spends time in the printing office preparing Book of Abraham and facsimiles.

Boston Daily Mail, a Non-LDS newspaper reports on publication of Book of Abraham.

Joseph reprints James Gordon Bennett's editorial on Book of Abraham; calls Book of Abraham a "revelation."

Baton-Rouge Gazette announces publication of Book of Abraham, is skeptical of its claims.

Parley P. Pratt gives overview of discovery and translation of the BOA.

Joseph cites the BOA in his teachings on how God reveals things to the world.

Parley P. Pratt reprints Abraham 2:19–5:21.

John Taylor says Joseph promised to translate more of the Book of Abraham.

Charlotte Haven says a "long roll of manuscript" was the "writings of Abraham."

H. A. Graves reports on Adiel Sherwood visit to Nauvoo, says Lucy Mack Smith explained contents of papyri.

Joseph suggests preparing an Egyptian grammar.

LMS recalls SC's green stone.

Anonymous non-LDS visitor describes seeing mummies, papyri.

Josiah Quincy writes to wife about visiting Joseph, mentions that Joseph translated hieroglyphs.

JS uses BOA in a discourse on plurality of gods.

Henry Halkett's summary of John Quincy visiting Joseph, seeing mummies. Joseph claims he alone can translate hieroglyphs.

JHC reports that Brigham Young and others gave "sheets of hieroglyphics" to Indian chief.

Lucy Mack Smith shows papyri; says JS used hat to translate papyrus.

Lucy Mack Smith says Joseph translated by "inspiration", links it to the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

Caroline Barnes Crosby has papyri explained to her by Emma Smith, who got the information from Joseph.

Franklin D. Richards announces the Pearl of Great Price will soon to be published, will contain Book of Abraham and Facsimiles.

OP cites BOA in sermon on plural marriage regarding pre-mortal spirits coming to earth.

OP cites BOA in discussion on pre-mortal existence, calls it an "ancient revelation."

Brigham Young on Joseph's multiple seer stones in the Historian's Office General Church Minutes (April 1853).

Josiah Quincy recounts visit to Nauvoo in 1844, visiting Joseph, seeing mummies and papyri, says Joseph identified handwriting of Abraham and Moses on the papyri.

CHO documents possession of "Egyptian alphabet" documents in 1855.

Emer Harris provides a statement concerning Hiram Page's seer stone.

William I. Appleby includes the contents of the Book of Abraham as part of the list of "restored" truths via "the aid of the Urim and Thummim."

Brigham Young reports seeing Joseph's seer stone.

Martin Harris recalls Joseph finding a pin with a stone; money-digging in an interview with Joel Tiffany.

WWP discusses Kolob and the contribution of the BOA.

Pomeroy Tucker writes that the white stone was found in a well; used in fortune-telling and "seership."

Orson Pratt cites BOA in discourse on Creation, meaning of "day" and "year", etc.

Anonymous account of JS's 1826 trial over seer stone.

T. B. H. Stenhouse says he heard W. W. Phelps say that Joseph Smith first learned about polygamy translating the BOA papyri.

Orson Pratt cites BOA on issue of "time" vs. "day" in Creation.

Orson Pratt recounts translation of Book Of Abraham; associates it with Urim & Thummim.

OP recalls that JS used a seer stone to receive revelation.

Anson Call recalls handling papyri, reading from BOA translation for two hours.

Frederic G. Mather says JS could read missing portions of papyri by "special revelation."

Anonymous author in Deseret News argues that Pearl Of Great Price accounts of creation corroborate the Bible, are also confirmed by science.

Franklin D. Richards notes "rolls of papyrus" containing writings of Abraham obtained by JS.

NK on HP's seer stone.

DW recalls JS using seer stone to see his travels.

Charles W. Penrose briefly mentions BOA cosmology in sermon.

Deseret News reports on seer stone use.

Abel Chase reports that Joseph retrieved stone from a well.

David Whitmer recalls revelation through the seer stone.

DW on HP's revelations via stone.

Isaac Betts provides statement to Arthur Deming on Joseph using a peep-stone for money-digging.

K. A.E. Bell's statement to Arthur Deming on Joseph's "peep-stone" that he used to see "buried treasure."

S.F. Anderick, in a statement to Arthur Deming, says that Sarah "Sally" Chase used a seer stone.

Samuel F. Whitney reports that Elizabeth Ann Whitney had a seer stone.

George Q. Cannon says BOA was translated by inspiration.

C.R. Smith reports on on Joshua Stafford and Sarah "Sally" Chase's peep stones.

Orson F. Whitney uses BoA in discussion on "day" vs. "time" in Creation.

Howard Coray witnessed JS translate with "the Seer's stone."

Wandle Mace recalls in his autobiography seer stones and magic being used by British converts.

AJ recounts discovery and translation of BOA; discusses its astronomy.

The New York Herald prints account from unknown source of the "Peep stone" being found while Joseph was digging well; used for revelations and finding things.

CDE discusses Abraham's vision in the BOA; says the U&T was an "instrument" like a telescope.

George Q. Cannon disusses BOA teaching on the gradation of spirits and stars.

DEN summarizes lecture given by MT, who uses BoA to show JS was a true prophet.

BHR discusses loss of BOA papyrus, relates to the BOM plates being given back to Moroni.

William Smith provides a late (1905) description of Joseph's "peeping stone."

C. C. A. Christensen recounts discovery and translation of Book of Abraham for Danish LDS periodical.

Isaac Ball recounts translation of the Book of Abraham for young women LDS.

OFW cites BOA in discussion of time difference and fall of Adam.

DN paraphrases lecture by Jean Capart on the BoA and facsimiles; says BOA is vindicated by ancient Egyptian knowledge of astronomy.

Janne M. Sjodahl recounts translation of BOA for LDS youth.

BHR examines JS's seer stone.

N. B. Lundwall reprints unsourced claim that Jonathan Crosby said books of Moses, Enoch also found with mummies.

Alan Gardiner explains phrase "in the hand of" in ancient Egyptian.

Hugh W. Nibley cites sources saying JS put mental study into translation of BOA.

CMH connects Kolob and cites BOA with astronomical symbolism on the Salt Lake Temple.

Gee argues for authentic ancient elements in Joseph Smith's explanations to the BOA facsimiles.

James Hoch explains meaning of Egyptian idiom "by the hand of."

Lorenzo Saunders recalled how Sally Chase had a seer stone.

Walton et al. provide a scholarly overview of ancient divination.

Historian Ashurst-McGee perspective on Joseph's progression from village seer to prophet.

Jeremiah Unterman describes the use of the Urim and Thummim in the Bible.

Bible chronology chart in 2013 LDS edition of the Bible.

Introduction to the 2013 official edition of the POGP.

Richard Turley et al. wrote about how Joseph used a seer stone.

Michael Hubbard MacKay and Nicholas J. Frederick on the claims of people to be in possession of alleged Page stone.

Kerry Muhlestein and Megan Hansen give proposed reconstruction of translation timeline of the Book of Abraham.

JG gives overview of the Book of Breathings text.

JSP editors discuss marginal characters in BOA manuscript margins.

Christopher Kirkland discusses the geology of Joseph Smith's brown seer stone.

Joseph Smith Papers description of Seer Stones and seeing things not visible to the natural eye.

Joseph Smith Papers website provides a brief scholarly overview of the Urim & Thummim.

JSP notes marginal characters in BOA manuscripts, says they come from papyri and other unknown sources.