Joseph wrote that he translated the BOM from hieroglyphs.

Date
Nov 1, 1843
Type
Periodical
Source
Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Times and Seasons 4, no. 24 (November 1, 1843): 373

Scribe/Publisher
Times and Seasons
People
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
General Public
Transcription

The fact is, that by the power of God I translated the Book of Mormon from hieroglyphics; the knowledge of which was lost to the world: in which wonderful event I stood alone, an unlearned youth, to combat the worldly wisdom, and multiplied ignorance of eighteen centuries

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