Passage from Homer’s Iliad discovered in the abdomen of a Romanera Egyptian mummy - Peer2Peer

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Passage from Homer’s Iliad discovered in the abdomen of a Romanera Egyptian mummy

Apr 23, 2026

A snippet of text from Homer’s famous epic recounting the siege of Troy was apparently placed inside this body as part of the mummification process

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/passage-from-homers-iliad-discovered-in-the-abdomen-of-a-roman-era-egyptian-mummy/

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