Homer’s “Iliad” Found Stuffed Into Egyptian Mummy’s Wrappings

Archaeologists had previously uncovered Greek papyri in mummies, but this discovery marks the first time a literary text has ...
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Archaeologists Unearth a Papyrus Fragment From the ‘Iliad’ Tucked Inside the Wrappings of a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

The excerpt from Homer's epic poem features his catalog of ships, a famous passage listing the Greek forces that sailed to ...

Archaeologists find piece of famous book in 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy’s guts

It might have been mummy’s favorite bedtime story. Archaeologists found part of Homer’s “The Iliad” stuffed inside a ...

Egyptian mummy discovered stuffed with excerpt from ‘The Iliad’

The mummy was found at Oxyrhynchus, a town on the banks of a Nile River branch called Bahr Yussef. By 400 CE, the vital urban ...

Egyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover

A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at ...
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Scientists just used hospital-grade scanners on 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummies, and discovered what was hidden inside

A new type of CT scanner is giving scientists an unusually clear look insideEgyptian mummies that are over 2,300 years old.

Archaeology breakthrough as experts find something baffling next to 1,600-year-old mummy

The discovery is a major first for ancient Egyptian scientists.

Fragment of Homer's Iliad discovered inside Roman-era mummy during Egypt excavations

Several other mummies, three golden tongues, and a tongue made of copper were also discovered during excavations.

Archaeologists have discovered a papyrus with a fragment of the Iliad inside a mummy in Egypt.

Archaeologists from the Spanish-Egyptian expedition led by the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Ancient Near East ...

Archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer's 'Iliad' inside a Roman-era mummy

The Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission, run by the Institute of Ancient Near East Studies (IPOA) at the University of ...
Ancient Origins

Homeric Literature and Gold Covered Mummies Discovered in Egypt

An extraordinary archaeological discovery has been made in Egypt's Minya Governorate, where a Roman-era tomb containing mummies with golden tongues has been unearthed at the historic site of ...
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In Egypt, archaeologists have just discovered an excerpt from Homer’s Iliad hidden inside a 1,600-year-old mummy

How did a papyrus of Homer’s Iliad end up inside a mummy? That is the question a team of archaeologists in Egypt is now ...