Ammon / Ammen Variant

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Variant spelling of AMMON

Aaron

Alma 23:6
Oms, Pms: Aaron > Ammon
1830-1981: Ammon

Discussion: Aaron was corrected by Cowdery to Ammon in both Oms and Pms.

Acceptability: Ammon is the correct form for this.

Source: ATV 4:2083-84.

Ammen

Alma 24:5
Oms: Ammen
Pms-1981: Ammon

Discussion: Spelled Ammen by Cowdery in Oms.

Acceptability: Scribal error; Ammon correct.

Alma 31:32
Oms: Ammen > Ammon
Pms-1981: Ammon

Discussion: Spelled Ammen by Cowdery, but immediately changed to Ammon in Oms.

Acceptability: Scribal error; correct form is Ammon.

Source: ATV 4:2098-99; 6:3597.

Amon

Mosiah 21:28
Pms: Amon
Pms (1840 Nauvoo Edition), 1830-1981: Ammon

Source: FARMS, Book of Mormon Critical Text: A Tool for Scholarly Reference 2:469.