science Sciencedaily 2026-07-15

Fragment of Homer's 'Iliad' Found in 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

Archaeologists discovered a fragment of Homer's 'Iliad,' specifically the 'Catalogue of Ships,' within a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy. This marks the first known instance of a Greek literary text being intentionally used in the mummification process.

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