What do the labels in Facsimile 3 say?
A friend opens Facsimile 3 and points to the captions for Pharaoh and Shulem. Compare the printed explanations with the Egyptian readings.
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Exchange 1 of 3
“Figure 2 is supposed to be Pharaoh. How can we check that?”
Exchange 2 of 3
“Shulem was a real ancient name. Does that show it is written over figure 5?”
Exchange 3 of 3
“If the scene can illustrate Abraham, do the Egyptian names still matter?”
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The Egyptian scene and the Abraham explanation have different identifications. The key examples are Isis and Hor, where the explanations point to specific writing and give Pharaoh and Shulem. I take the mismatch seriously as evidence about literal translation. If Joseph used the image to illustrate a revealed account, that explains how the roles could differ and leaves us to account for the wording about the characters.