The University of Barcelona ’s archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer’s ‘Iliad’ inside a Roman-era mummy (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

The University of Barcelona ’s archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer’s ‘Iliad’ inside a Roman-era mummy

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The papyrus, placed in the mummy’s abdomen, contains a catalogue of ships.

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Image courtesy of Professor Ignasi-Xavier Adiego.

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