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  • Illinois researchers make Deseret Alphabet texts available for study

    Apr 5, 2022 10:30 am by Jodi HeckelResearch
    A close-up of the Deseret Alphabet characters used in the 1869 Book of Mormon that was recently acquired by the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Photo by Michelle Hassel

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    • A close-up of the Deseret Alphabet characters used in the 1869 Book of Mormon that was recently acquired by the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Photo by Michelle Hassel

    Researchers from Linguistics and Computer Science are working together to develop resources for studying the Deseret Alphabet, which was created by the Mormons and used briefly in the 19th century.