“The City of Cumeni”

Alan C. Miner

According to John Sorenson, the "city of Cumeni" (Alma 56:14) might correlate with an archaeological site near Amatenango de la Frontera, which is located farther down the valley from Motozintla, the proposed site for the city of Antiparah (see the previous commentary by Sorenson on Alma 56:14). Reports indicate that ruins of significant size are located there. [John L. Sorenson An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon, p. 258]

Alma 56:14 The city of Cumeni (Illustration): John Sorenson's proposed site for the city of Cumeni (an archaeological site near Amatenango de la Frontera). Topographic Map of the Pacific Coast of Chiapas and Guatemala. Map drawn by topographer Eduardo Martinez E. with the collaboration of Gonzalo Utrilla. New World Archaeological Foundation, Brigham Young University, 1982.

Step by Step Through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary

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