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26 Chapters
Abraham, heroic age of, 381
Adamic tongue and the Jaredite language, 257
Adventure in Jerusalem, 92
Aha and the Old World Aha, 25
Akish and the Jaredites, 199, 204
Alan migrations and Jaredite migrations, 186
Altars and the altar of Lehi, 62
Aminadab and the Old World
Amanathabi, 25
Ammianus Marcellinus, account of Asian migrations, 186
Ammoni-hah and the Old World\
Ammuni-ra, 25
Ammon and the Egyptian Amon or Amun, 21, 25, 30
Animals among the Jaredites and Asians, 219
Arabic character in 1 Nephi, 73
Arabic culture and Lehi, 39
Arabic language as key to Book of Mormon study, 37
Arabs: and Lehi, 34; and farming, 133
Archaeological records: nature of, 413; comparisons of, 420
Ark, description of Noah's, 364
Asiatic civilization, compared to Jaredite civilization, 194, 226
Attila, history of, 401
Baal names in the Book of Mormon, 33
Babylonians: in the epic milieu,
350; nomadic nature of, 357
Baggage, problem of, 54 Bam Hilal, standard work on desert migrations, 8 Bedouin life as an authentic motif
in 1 Nephi, 51, 66 Bees: as Deseret among the Jaredites, 189; in Egypt, 320 Bible and its interpretation, 238 Birds as Egyptian representations of spirits, 340
Boats: descriptions of, 360; description of magur, 361, 373; moon cults and, 374
Book of Mormon: conditions for
authenticity, 3; language of, 13; names in, 25; authenticity of, 114; tests for, 118; rules for writing, 119; geographical scope of, 128; as a condensation, 237; authenticity of, 262 Bow, Nephi's, in 1 Nephi, 59 Brother of Jared, stones used for
illumination by, 370 Building among the Jaredites and
Central Asians, 208
Camels: use of, in 1 Nephi, 55; among the Jaredites and Asians, 219
Cameni-hah and the Old World
Khamuni-ra, 26
Captivity among the Jaredites, 205
Celts: as migratory people, 395; similarities between Egypt and Babylonia and, 397
Central Asia and the book of Ether, 153
Cezoram and the Egyptian Chiziri, 23, 26
Chadwick, H. Munro, and the epic milieu, 290
Chaldeans' connection with the Egyptians, 323
Characters and Complexions, 73
Chess-playing and the wars of Asiatics, 234
Cities, building of Jaredite, 419
Colophon as a literary device in 1 Nephi, 17
Contacts in the Desert, 63
Coriantumr and wars among the Jaredites, 231, 243, 410
Crocodiles in the Egyptian milieu, 345
Cultural milieu and the Book of Mormon, 4
Culture among the Jaredites, 205
Daughter of Jared and Akish, 212
Dealings with Laban, 94
Deseret: and the honeybee among the Jaredites, 189; in Egypt, 320
Desert: migration in, and the authenticity of 1 Nephi, 5; contacts in, 63; place names in, 74
Egypt, influence of, over Jerusalem, 10
Egyptian language and the Book of Mormon, 13
Egyptian names and Book of Mormon names, 25,131
Egyptian politics in the New World, 19
Egyptians in the epic milieu, 308
Elephantine names in the Book of
Mormon, 34,130
End of the desert, 108
Elephants among the Jaredites and
Asians, 220
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta, epic poem, 350
Enuma Elish and the great Khan, 201
Epic literature: similarities found in, 397; true and false, 406
Epic milieu: and the Jaredite world, 285; and the Old Testament, 384
Epic of Irra, epic poem, 355
Epic of Nergal and Erishkegal and
Babylonia, 354
Epic of Ninib, epic poem, 356
Epic, book of Ether as an, 405
Ether, book of: authorship of, 155; authenticity of, 262; as an epic, 405; epic characteristics of, 408; wartime chivalry in, 409; family vengeance in, 412; wars of extermination in, 413; new setting of, to study, 423
Facsimile No. 1 (Pearl of Great
Price), 339
Facsimile No. 3 (Pearl of Great
Price), 336
Family affairs in 1 Nephi, 67 Family records in 1 Nephi, 105 Feudal organization, Jaredite society as, 410
Fire, use of, in 1 Nephi, 63
First Nephi and Near Eastern culture, 5
Flight into the Wilderness, 46 Flood, stories of the, 359
Food in 1 Nephi, 58 Fountain, use of, in 1 Nephi, 76
Gadianton robbers and the
Jaredites, 248
Garment of the Priesthood and Nimrod, 168, 266, 268
German epics, bloodiness of, 400
Giddianhi and the Old World
Djhwti-ankhi, 26
Giddonah and the Egyptian Dji- dw-na, 26
Gidgiddoni and the Old World Djed-djhwt-iw-f, 26
Gilgamesh Epic: as greatest Babylonian epic, 358; and its motifs, 435
Gimgim-no and the Old World Kenkeme, 26
Glass among the Jaredites and Asians, 216
Grain in 1 Nephi, 61
Great houses and the epic milieu, 352
Hadhramaut and the Land Bountiful, 111
Hathor as the settler of Egypt, 317
Hebrew language: and the Book of Mormon, 14; as key to study of the Book of Mormon, 38
Helaman and the Old World Her- amon, 26
Hem and the Old World Hem, 26
Heroic age, history as child of, 389
Heroic figures in the epic milieu, 301, 333
Heroic peoples, lack of archaeological evidence for, 415
Hero, Syrian, legend of, 373
Himni and the Old World Hmn, 27
History, heroic tradition of, 389
Hittite names and Book of Mormon names, 32
Hittites: similarity to Jaredites of, 386; society of, 387
Homeric world and the Jaredite world, 286
Hospitality in the epic milieu, 330
Hunting: in 1 Nephi, 60; among the Egyptians, 315
Humans and the Jaredites, 246
Iliad, war lord of the, 388 India and metallic plates, 106 Indians, comparisons of, with
Asiatics, 253, 256
Indo-Iranian invaders, epic of, 390 Iranians, epic texts of, 391 Iron: among the Jaredites and Asians, 214; rediscovery of, 422 Ishmael, relationship to Lehi, 40
Jaredites: and Book of Mormon authenticity, 157; migration, 181, 185; civilization of, compared to Asiatic civilization, 194; history in the Americas, 223; names of, and Nephite names, 242; as hiders, 247; and the epic milieu, 285; similarity of Hittites to, 386; Arab influences on, 392; similarities between German epic and, 402; feudal organization of, 410; city building of, 419; evidence of, 423
Jenghiz Khan and the Jaredites, 199, 204, 232, 235
Jeremiah, prophecies of, concerning Jerusalem, 8
Jerusalem as described in 1 Nephi, 6
Jewish character in 1 Nephi, 73
Kader, Mose, his knowledge of the Arabian desert, 124
Kings and captivity among the Jaredites, 207
King Arthur as a hero, 355, 396 Koptos, origin, 322
Korihor and the Egyptian Kherihor, 21, 27
Laban: dealings of, in 1 Nephi, 94; sword of, in 1 Nephi, 107
Lachish Letters and the authenticity of 1 Nephi, 5, 9
Lachoneus in the Book of Mormon, 33
Laman as an authentic personal name, 41
Lamanites and their curse, 74 Language and the Book of
Mormon, 13
Languages and the Tower of Babel story, 172
Lehi: description of business of, with Egypt, 11; as a prophet in Jerusalem, 12,18; and his use of the Egyptian language, 15; and the Arabs, 34; as an authentic personal name, 41; as a dreamer, 43; as a model sheikh, 43, 68, 70; flight into the wilderness of, 46; altar of, 62; as poet, 84; migration through Arabia of, 109; on the witness stand, 114
Lemuel as an authentic personal name, 41
Manti and the Old World Manti,
27
Mathoni and the Old World Maitena, 27
Metallic plates and Lehi, 105 Migration: in 1 Nephi, 55; and the
Jaredites, 289; Old World centers of, 392
Moon cults, boats and, 374
Mor- in Book of Mormon and
Egyptian names, 31
Morianton and the Old World Meriaton, 27
Moron as an authentic Near Eastern name, 244
Moroni: as an authentic Near
Eastern name, 244; as editor of Ether, 406
Mourning among Arabs, 144
Mulekites and the Jaredites, 243
Names: Book of Mormon and Old World, 25; Nephite and Jaredite, 242
Necho's canal and rivers in 1 Nephi, 81
Neferrohu, Egyptian prophet, comparison of, to Lehi, 18
Nephi: and the Old World Nehior Nehri, 27; and his dealings with Laban, 102
Nephite names and Jaredite names, 242
Nimrod: as the Mad Hunter of the Steppes, 165; and the stolen garment, 168
Noah: as Jaredite and Nephite name, 244; description of ark of, 364; stones used for illumination by, 370
Norse texts, heroic epics in, 400 Note on rivers, 79
Oaths: among Arabs and in 1 Nephi, 103; among Asians and Jaredites, 202; and combinations and the epic milieu, 304; as a characteristic of heroic society, 410
Order of March as an authentic motif in 1 Nephi, 53
"Other sheep7' and the antichthonians, 250
Paanchi and the Egyptian Paiankh or Paanchi, 22, 27
Pachus and the Old World Pa-ks and Pach-qs, 28
Pacumeni and the Egyptian Pakamen, 23
Pahoran and the Palestinian Pahura or Pa-her-an, 22, 28
Palestine Talmud, inaccessibility of, 368
Pharaohs in the epic milieu, 325 Place names in 1 Nephi, 74 Poetical exclamations in 1 Nephi, 84
Poetry and the epic milieu, 291 Politics, Egyptian, and the New World, 19
Priestcraft in the New World, 19
Priesthood lineage and Nimrod, 168
Problem: of considering Lehi's cultural -background, 3; of baggage, 54; of food, 58
Provisions in 1 Nephi, 54
Pyramid texts, description of, 314
Ras Shamra-Ugarit, center of the East, 420
Regression as much a part of history as progression, 422
Revenge on whole communities, 356
Riplakish and building among the Jaredites, 208
Rivers in 1 Nephi, 79
Robber gangs among the Asiatics and Jaredites, 233, 248
Rome, history of, 393
Ruins, building materials of, 417
Sam: and the Old World Sam Tawi, 28; as an authentic personal name, 42
Sarim, compared to the elders in 1 Nephi, 8
Seezor-am and the Old World Zoser and Zeser, 28
Semite character in 1 Nephi, 73
Serpents: among the Jaredites and Asians, 221; and the Jaredite migrations, 343; plague of, 383
Ships: Nephi's and Jaredites' compared, 179; description of Jaredite, 360
Shiz and wars among the Jaredites, 231
Sidon, use of, in Book of Mormon geography, 23
Silk culture among the Jaredites and Asians, 219
Simple tests, 118
Situation in Jerusalem, 6
Steel: in the Old World, 148; among the Jaredites and Asians, 214
Steppes of Central Asia and the Jaredites, 185
Stones, shining: comparative studies on, 365, 369; Greek legends about, 371; other legends about, 375; significance of, 378
Strange names, 25
Sumerians, origin of, 376
Syrian hero, legend of, 373
Talmud, Babylonian, translation of, 434
Tent people, 51
Tenting as an authentic motif in 1 Nephi, 51
Thithriks-saga af Bern as representative epic saga, 401, 404
Timothy in the Book of Mormon, 33
Tower of Babel: and the Jaredites, 163, 269; dispersion of the people at, 172; destruction of, by the wind, 178
Troy, presumed site of, 416
Ugaritic texts: plagues depicted in, 382; cultural mix in, 385.
Urim and Thummim, definition of, 376
Volkerwanderungszeit and the Jaredites, 289, 297, 315
Wandering as an authentic motif in 1 Nephi, 49
Warfare among Asiatics and Jaredites, 226
Wars of extermination among Asiatics and Jaredites, 231
Wars, chivalry observed during, 403
Wealth in the epic milieu, 305
Weather and its effect on Jaredite migration, 175
Wilderness as an authentic motif in 1 Nephi, 49
Word about plates, a, 105
Writing and the Jaredites, 257
Yashts, Iranian epic texts, 390
Zeezr-om and the Old World Zoser and Zeser, 28
Zemna-ri-hah and the Old World Zmn-ha-re, 28
Zeniff and the Old World Znb and Snb, 28
Zenoch and the Old World Zenekh, 28
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