small plates of Nephi
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The small plates of Nephi are a section of the Book of Mormon containing Nephi’s more spiritual and prophetic writings, focused on ministry and revelation rather than historical record.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| small plates of Nephi canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9170995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: small plates of Nephi Context triple: [Nephites, religiousText, small plates of Nephi]
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A.
large plates of Nephi
The large plates of Nephi were a primary Nephite historical record in the Book of Mormon, containing the secular and political history of the Nephite people from which later abridgments were made.
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B.
Plates of Mormon
The Plates of Mormon are a central set of metal records in Latter-day Saint scripture, compiled and abridged by the prophet-historian Mormon as a key source for the Book of Mormon narrative.
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C.
golden plates
The golden plates are the set of sacred metal records that Joseph Smith claimed to have received from an angel and translated into the Book of Mormon, forming a foundational scripture of the Latter-day Saint movement.
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D.
Seder plate
A Seder plate is a ceremonial dish used during the Jewish Passover meal to display symbolic foods that represent key elements of the Exodus story.
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E.
Maoke Plate
The Maoke Plate is a minor tectonic plate in the region of New Guinea, contributing to the complex and active plate boundary interactions in eastern Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: small plates of Nephi Target entity description: The small plates of Nephi are a section of the Book of Mormon containing Nephi’s more spiritual and prophetic writings, focused on ministry and revelation rather than historical record.
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A.
large plates of Nephi
The large plates of Nephi were a primary Nephite historical record in the Book of Mormon, containing the secular and political history of the Nephite people from which later abridgments were made.
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B.
Plates of Mormon
The Plates of Mormon are a central set of metal records in Latter-day Saint scripture, compiled and abridged by the prophet-historian Mormon as a key source for the Book of Mormon narrative.
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C.
golden plates
The golden plates are the set of sacred metal records that Joseph Smith claimed to have received from an angel and translated into the Book of Mormon, forming a foundational scripture of the Latter-day Saint movement.
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D.
Seder plate
A Seder plate is a ceremonial dish used during the Jewish Passover meal to display symbolic foods that represent key elements of the Exodus story.
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E.
Maoke Plate
The Maoke Plate is a minor tectonic plate in the region of New Guinea, contributing to the complex and active plate boundary interactions in eastern Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of Mormon record
ⓘ
scriptural text ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Mormon ⓘ |
| containsBook |
Book of Enos
ⓘ
Book of Jacob ⓘ Book of Jarom ⓘ Book of Omni ⓘ First Book of Nephi ⓘ
linked to:
1 Nephi
Second Book of Nephi ⓘ
linked to:
2 Nephi
Words of Mormon ⓘ |
| containsProphecy |
coming of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
gathering of Israel ⓘ scattering of Israel ⓘ |
| containsTeaching |
baptism
ⓘ
endurance to the end ⓘ faith in Christ ⓘ plan of salvation ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Large Plates of Nephi
ⓘ
linked to:
large plates of Nephi
|
| describedAs |
less historical record
ⓘ
more spiritual record ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
doctrine
ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ teachings of Christ ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1830 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ministry
ⓘ
prophetic writings ⓘ revelation ⓘ spiritual matters ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Nephi ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Amaleki
ⓘ
Enos ⓘ Jacob ⓘ Jarom ⓘ Omni ⓘ |
| includesNarrativeOf |
Lehi’s family departure from Jerusalem
ⓘ
early Nephite history ⓘ journey to the promised land ⓘ |
| language | Reformed Egyptian ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Nephite civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Nephites
|
| partOf | Book of Mormon ⓘ |
| preservedOn | gold plates ⓘ |
| referredToBy | Words of Mormon ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Restorationist Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Restorationism
|
| scriptureFor |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ
linked to:
Latter-day Saint movement churches
|
| timePeriodCovered | approximately 600 BC to 130 BC ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| translationLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: small plates of Nephi Description of subject: The small plates of Nephi are a section of the Book of Mormon containing Nephi’s more spiritual and prophetic writings, focused on ministry and revelation rather than historical record.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.