The Book of Abraham is part of the Pearl of Great Price and is therefore considered scripture in Mormonism. It contains unique teachings, including an account of Abraham’s life, a description of a council of gods creating the world, and a reference to Kolob, described as a star nearest to God’s throne.
Joseph Smith said he translated the text from Egyptian papyri obtained in 1835. In 1967, fragments of these papyri were rediscovered in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Egyptologists identified them as common funerary texts rather than the source of Smith’s translation. Despite this, the Book of Abraham continues to be accepted by Mormons as inspired scripture.
