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Archaeologists found Homer’s ‘Iliad’ on an Egyptian mummy
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/22/26 at 11:10 pm
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Archaeologists were stunned after recently discovering one of the greatest works of Western literature placed on top of a mummy in Egypt.
The one-of-a-kind discovery was announced by the University of Barcelona in an April 20 news release.
Researchers from the school uncovered a fragment of Homer’s “Iliad” while excavating a Roman-era tomb in the Egyptian town of Al Bahnasa.
The tomb is located in the Al Bahnasa necropolis, once part of ancient Oxyrhynchus, which school officials said was “one of the most important cities of Greco-Roman Egypt.”
The University of Barcelona’s Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission has excavated the necropolis since 1992.
The Roman-era tomb and mummy date back roughly 1,600 years.
The “Iliad,” an epic poem that centers around the Trojan War, is believed to have been composed around the 8th century B.C., more than a millennium before the mummy was buried.
Led by University of Barcelona professor Núria Castellano, excavators found that the papyrus was “placed on the abdomen [of the mummy] as part of the embalming ritual,” the school said in a statement.
“In previous campaigns, the Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission had already documented papyri written in Greek in similar positions, but all contained magical or ritualistic content,” the release noted.
“A literary text such as the ‘Iliad’ had never before been found in this context.”
The fragment comes from Book II of the “Iliad” and describes the Greek forces preparing for the Trojan War.
The text was identified by papyrologist Leah Mascia.
Ignasi-Xavier Adiego, a professor at the University of Barcelona, emphasized that previously found papyri had “mainly magical” content.
“Since the late 19th century, a huge number of papyri have been discovered at Oxyrhynchus, including Greek literary texts of great importance,” he said.
“But the real novelty is finding a literary papyrus in a funerary context.”
During the excavation, archaeologists also uncovered Roman-era mummies and decorated wooden sarcophagi inside three limestone burial chambers, with the school noting damage from past looting.
But officials said the Homer fragment was the most notable — and they emphasized its rarity.
“The discovery is exceptional: It is the first time in the history of archaeology that a Greek literary text has been found deliberately incorporated into the mummification process,” the school noted.
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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/22/26 at 10:36 pm to PorkSammich
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The ceasefire and thirst trapping for a deal was pointless.
Or
We gained intel & allowed new targets to show
re: Arkansas Basketball 2026 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread** Abdou Toure** Commits!
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/22/26 at 3:39 pm to hawgfaninc
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I talked to 10 NBA executives and got their takes on what these guys should do:
Christian Anderson: 10 (go to NBA), 0 (back to college)
Meleek Thomas: 9 (NBA), 1 (college)
Allen Graves: 8 (NBA), 2 (college)
Tounde Yessoufou: 5 (NBA), 5 (college)
Koa Peat: 7 (college), 3 (NBA)
Malachi Moreno: 9 (college), 1 (NBA)
Matt Able: 9 (college), 1 (NBA)
Tyler Tanner: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)
Amari Allen: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)
Milan Momcilovic: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)
Flory Bidunga: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)
Jeremy Fears: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)
Billy Richmond: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)
Andrej Stojakovic: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)
John Blackwell: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)
re: MTG tells Alex Jones they watched Massie’s election get rigged and stolen
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/21/26 at 6:48 pm to stout
Sad woke right is sad
re: Trump, 79, says son, Don Jr. “a person I’ve known for a long time”
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/21/26 at 5:30 pm to DyeHardDylan
Got him now
Christopher Columbus memorial circle fountain to be built in D.C
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/21/26 at 5:28 pm
Stoerner wants Nutt back at Arkansas
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/21/26 at 10:34 am
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/20/26 at 4:59 pm to BayouBengal51
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REPORTS OF ARMED CLASHES BETWEEN IRANIAN ARMY & IRGC
According to Alhurra, citing informed military and political sources inside Iran, armed confrontations have reportedly broken out between Iran’s regular Army and the IRGC in multiple cities, including Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Ahvaz.
delete
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/20/26 at 4:53 pm
Already a thread on it
Wait.. Massie’s largest donor is Jewish billionaire Jeff Yass?
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/20/26 at 12:00 pm
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Just for the record -- Thomas Massie's single largest campaign financier is an American Jewish billionaire named Jeff Yass, who's a key figure in the far-Right Israeli think tank called the 'Kohelet Policy Forum', which actively pushes for the 'Greater Israel Project.'
Massie is literally the last person that can start accusing people of being under the control of foreign, Jewish influence, lmao.
Didn’t realize one of his principles is its ok to be financed by Jewish billionaires
Probably common knowledge with his constituents tho
re: Top 10 countries lobbying in America from 2016-2025
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/20/26 at 11:43 am to hawgfaninc
Funny how many of those other countries are largely ignored while Israel is focused on.
re: Trump: "I'm at 99% in Israel right now"
Posted by hawgfaninc on 5/20/26 at 11:41 am to Chuck Barris
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Funny how the first part of the quote: Netanyahu "will do whatever I want him to do. He's a great guy”, is being ignored by the usual suspects.
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