Homer's Iliad
Coverage of Homer's Iliad in the Nexus archive.
- Archaeologists stunned after finding Homer’s ‘Iliad’ on Egyptian mummy in unprecedented discovery
Archaeologists discovered a fragment of Homer's 'Iliad' on an Egyptian mummy during excavations of a Roman-era tomb. This unprecedented finding provides rare physical evidence of the ancient Greek epic poem in Egypt. The discovery was made by researchers from an academic institution conducting archaeological work in an Egyptian town.
- Experts stunned after uncovering Homer's 'Iliad' on Egyptian mummy in unprecedented find
Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona discovered a fragment of Homer's "Iliad" placed on a Roman-era mummy in Egypt, marking the first time a Greek literary text has been found deliberately incorporated into the mummification process. The papyrus fragment, dating back roughly 1,600 years, comes from Book II of the epic poem and was uncovered in the Al Bahnasa necropolis, once part of ancient Oxyrhynchus.