Book on Gold Plates at Bulgaria

Location:  Found near Strouma River in south-western Bulgaria

Description:  In addition to the Book of Mormon plates provided to Joseph Smith, there have been other engraved plates made of precious metals found within the world.  According to BBC News, “The world’s oldest multiple-page book – in the lost Etruscan language – … contains six bound sheets of 24 carat gold … The small manuscript, which is more than two-and-a-half millennia old, was discovered 60 years ago in a tomb uncovered during digging for a canal along the Strouma river in south-western Bulgaria. … The authenticity of the book has been confirmed by two experts in Sofia and London, museum director Bojidar Dimitrov said quoted by AFP.  There are around 30 similar pages known in the world, Ms Penkova said”. [30]  Interestingly, the book dates to 600 B.C., which is exactly when Lehi’s family in the Book of Mormon left Jerusalem and had plates of their own.

Photo of the plates and additional information from BBC news.

Golden Orphism Book entry and photos on Wikipedia.org.