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 Edwin Rushton'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 two transparent stones and 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.

Wilford Woodruff reports reaction of the Saints to the Book of Abraham to Parley P. Pratt.

Parley P. Pratt reprints text of Abraham 1:1–2:18 in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star.

PPP reflects on the publication of the BOA, says it is three or four thousand years old.

JS cites BoA in discussion on persecution of prophets, calls it a "revelation," compares it with apocryphal book of Jasher.

Dublin University Magazine criticizes the contents of the BOA.

William Clayton records JS teaching about celestial U&T.

W.W. Phelps (Joseph's ghostwriter) quotes Facsimile 2 explanations, Grammar and Alphabet language.

W.W. Phelps (Joseph's ghostwriter) quotes the "Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language" amongst other languages.

Joseph comments on translation process: he used the Urim and Thummim by the power of God.

According to CFA, JS says papyri were written by the hand of Abraham.

Richard Savary says JS translated Book of Abraham papyri in under an hour within getting papyri.

WWP says eternity is 2.55 billion years, got this information from "records . . . of Egypt".

Wilford Woodruff mentions women possessing peep stones.

Reuben Miller shows James J. Strang the "translation of the book of Abraham" in a theological argument over priesthood.

Jonathan Crosby records seeing the papyri, has them explained to him, says language is same as the Book of Mormon.

Discussion among Q12 about JS "first seer stone."

Reprint of BOA and Facsimiles in the 1851 first edition of the POGP.

OP uses BOA in his teachings on pre-existence, how some spirits are called and chosen, etc.

Lucy Mack Smith, in her biographical sketches, says Joseph possessed "keys" to "discern" invisible things.

SMH reprints article in SFH summarizing OP speech using the BOA to say JS was a descendant of Abraham.

Orson Pratt cites BOA in discussion of pre-mortal existence, says the BOA was translated by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost.

B. Young discusses J. Smith's five seer stones.

HS's journal records BY showing JS's seer stone.

Orson Pratt say JS translated the Book Of Abraham by the same power as the BOM (i.e., revelation).

FDR writes of "rolls of Egyptian papyrus" being acquired by JS.

OP says he witnessed JS translating the BOA.

Wilford Woodruff records BY saying how JS found first stone.

George A. Smith recounting Hiram Page incident; quotes from Church History manuscript.

Historical Magazine prints interview of Fayette Lapham and Joseph Smith Sr. on seer stone retrieval, money-digging, and fortune-telling.

Blackman records Buck narrating how Jack Belcher's stone ended up with Joseph.

TBHS publishes criticism of the BOA; accuses JS of psychosis.

SLDT reprints portion of TBH Stenhouse book critical of BoA; says JS used the U&T to translate the text.

Chenango Union publishes William D. Purple's notes on Joseph's 1826 trial.

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

Orson Pratt 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.

Newel Knight on Hiram Page'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.

David Whitmer on Hiram Page'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."

Thomas Kelly Cheyne places the use of the Urim and Thummim in the context of divination.

Levi Edgar Young recounts history of BOA, says it was translated by inspiration.

George F. Gibbs mentions one of Brigham Young's daughters having a stone.

Jerusha Walker Blanchard says "roll of papyrus" was source of BOA.

LRD reports that JS found white stone at well, used it for tricks and treasure.

JEH recounts BOA translation; defends BOA's inspiration.

Richard M. Robinson records that he was shown seer stone by Lorenzo Snow.

Edwin Rushton's vision and retrieval of a seer stone.

Elaine Mullins describes Elias Pulsipher's seer stone; says Joseph examined it.

Hugh W. Nibley explains significance of "by his own hand" in BOA header.

MDR answers questions about the JS Papyri and Book of Abraham in the Ensign.

Peterson argues for historicity of BOA and authenticity of JS's explanations of the facsimiles.

D. Michael Quinn discusses the folklore of Joseph's green stone.

James R. Harris recounts anecdote of Preston Nibley that he heard Joseph F. Smith remember seeing the papyri, describes a long roll.

Scholarly overview of casting lots in Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible.

CES manual discusses BOA translation.

Kerry Muhlestein discusses the significance of the BOA Header.

2013 official text of the BOA.

Gospel Topics essay on the BOA.

Church Newsroom lists original dates of publication of Gospel Topics essays; BOA essay published on July 8, 2014.

Michael Hubbard MacKay and Nicholas J. Frederick offer scholarly background on folk magic.

John Gee proposes reconstruction of the timeline of the translation of the Book of Abraham.

Michael D. Rhodes gives overview of Book of the Dead for LDS readers.

Gee overviews the BOA Facsimiles in LDS reference work.

John Gee examines literary titles in ancient Egypt; shows that "by/of the hand" was an idiom used in literary titles in ancient Egyptian texts to denote authorship.

Joseph Smith Papers website provides photos of brown seer stone.

The Joseph Smith Papers editors reconstruct a timeline of the translation of the Book of Abraham.

JSP notes the marginal characters in BOA manuscripts, note that some of them come from the Grammar and Alphabet documents.