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Archaeological Mission in Oxyrhynchus Has Found Homer's 'Iliad' Inside a Roman-Era Mummy
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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 Barcelona and led by Maite Mascort and Esther Pons, has identified a papyrus containing a fragment of Homer's "Iliad" inside a Roman-era tomb dating to approximately 1,600 years ago, in the Egyptian town of Al Bahnasa, ancient Oxyrhynchus. The discovery is exceptional: it is the first time in the history of archaeology that a Gre…
Spanish archeologists working in the archaeological site of Oxirrinco, in the governorship of Minya, Egypt, have discovered a tomb some 1,600 years ago that combines funerary objects with an unexpected literary find: a papyrus with a fragment of Homer's Iliad hidden inside a mummy.Continue reading...
Archaeologists find Iliad 'Catalog of Ships' papyrus inside...
Archaeologists working at the ancient site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt's Minya Governorate have uncovered a Roman-era burial that combines rare funerary objects with an unexpected literary find: a papyrus fragment from Homer's Iliad concealed inside a mummy. A Spanish-Egyptian excavation team working at the ancient site of Oxyrhynchus (modern-day El-Bahnasa) has uncovered a Roman-era necropolis containing mummies adorned with golden tongue amulets. …
Archaeologists Find Homer’s Iliad Papyrus Inside a Mummy in Egypt
Archaeologists found a rare Iliad papyrus inside a Roman-era mummy in Egypt, highlighting the spread of Greek culture. Credit: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities An Egyptian-Spanish archaeological team has uncovered a rare Roman-era tomb in Egypt’s Minya Governorate, where golden tongues placed with the dead are offering new insight into ancient burial beliefs. The mission, led by Dr. Maite Mascort and Dr. Ester Pons Mellado from the U…
Rome, April 20, 2026 - A fragment of the Iliad hidden inside an Egyptian mummy. It is not a mythological tale, but a real discovery that comes from Oxyrhynchus, one of the richest and most surprising archaeological sites of ancient Egypt. A finding that opens bigger questions of its own borders. The papyrus that was not to be there During the excavations, the archaeologists have identified a fragment of papyrus inserted within a mummy of Roman t…
The Spanish archaeological team linked to the University of Barcelona and the Institute of the Near Ancient East, under the direction of Dr. Maite Mascort and Esther Pons Mellado, has completed the last excavation campaign in the Oxirrinco site, in the governorate of Minia in Egypt, with the finding of a corresponding necropolis [...]
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