Home›Open Questions›Does any artifact, inscription or record independent of the Book of Mormon narrative attest a writing system matching Reformed Egyptian, and if so, where did it originate?Open QuestionsDoes any artifact, inscription or record independent of the Book of Mormon narrative attest a writing system matching Reformed Egyptian, and if so, where did it originate?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Does any artifact, inscription or record independent of the Book of Mormon narrative attest a writing system matching Reformed Egyptian, and if so, where did it originate?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/does-any-record-attest-reformed-egyptian-outside-the-book-of-mormon.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Does any artifact, inscription or record independent of the Book of Mormon narrative attest a writing system matching Reformed Egyptian, and if so, where did it originate?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/does-any-record-attest-reformed-egyptian-outside-the-book-of-mormonCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-does-any-artifact-inscription-or-record, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Does any artifact, inscription or record independent of the Book of Mormon narrative attest a writing system matching Reformed Egyptian, and if so, where did it originate?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/does-any-record-attest-reformed-egyptian-outside-the-book-of-mormon}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionReformed Egyptian is described only inside the Book of Mormon's own text, attributed to Nephite scribes modifying Egyptian characters over centuries. No inscription, manuscript or artifact outside that text has been identified as an example of it, and mainstream Egyptology and historical linguistics have found no independent evidence such a script existed, so there is nothing external against which to locate an origin.What would resolve this An inscription or manuscript independently datable and decipherable, found outside the Book of Mormon tradition, that could be shown on linguistic or archaeological grounds to be the same writing system, would give scholars an actual artifact to locate and analyze.OpenEgyptology and historical linguisticsJoseph Smith (translator, by his own account), The Book of MormonCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnReformed Egyptian, Languages Well-attested Source The Book of MormonJoseph Smith (translator, by his own account)tier 1SourcesThe Book of Mormontier 1Joseph Smith (translator, by his own account), E. B. Grandin, 1830Mormon 9:32-34View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year