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 ...

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 ...

CT scans reveal age, authenticity of child mummy housed in Polish museum for over a century - study

We are still working on the mummy," said Professor Agata Kubala in a statement, as an "X-ray revealed the presence of an ...
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Archaeologists Found a Copy of the Iliad Stuffed Inside an Ancient Egyptian Mummy

Many centuries later, Roman-era embalmers in the Egyptian desert took those same verses and tucked them inside the gut of a ...
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Concealed Mystery Object Detected on Egyptian Child Mummy's Chest

Archaeologists in Poland have made a remarkable discovery while examining a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy. During the first-ever comprehensive scientific investigation of the ancient remains, ...

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 ...

Archaeologists find copy of Homer’s Iliad in ancient Egyptian mummy

Archaeologists stunned to find copy of Homer’s Iliad inside ancient Egyptian mummy - Papyrus fragment discovered inside mummy ...

Mystery item spotted in 2,000-year-old Egyptian child mummy

Archaeologists in Poland are finally solving an over 2,000-year-old mummy mystery. After modern warfare erased vital ...
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Mummy in Egypt found with rare Homer’s Iliad papyrus

Archaeologists in Egypt’s Al-Bahnasa have uncovered a Roman-era mummy containing a papyrus with verses from Homer’s Iliad, alongside gold and copper tongue amulets. The find offers unprecedented ...