Joseph Smith's identification of figure 1 of Facsimile 3 as Abraham has clashed with the interpretation of Egyptologists who see the figure as Osiris. But is there evidence that the ancients associated Abraham with Osiris in some way?
From<a href="https://byustudies.byu.edu/journal/61-4/">⁠ BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4⁠</a>.

Joseph Smith's identification of figure 1 of Facsimile 3 as Abraham has clashed with the interpretation of Egyptologists who see the figure as Osiris. But is there evidence that the ancients associated Abraham with Osiris in some way? From⁠ BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4⁠.

Joseph Smith's identification of figure 1 of Facsimile 3 as Abraham has clashed with the interpretation of Egyptologists who see the figure as Osiris. But is there evidence that the ancients associated Abraham with Osiris in some way?
From<a href="https://byustudies.byu.edu/journal/61-4/" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠ BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4⁠</a>.

Abraham and Osiris (Facsimile 3, figure 1)

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