A papyrus fragment of Homer’s epic The Iliad has been discovered inside the wrappings of Roman-era mummy at the ancient site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt’s Minya Governorate.
https://egyptian-gazette.com/egypt/spanish-mission-uncovers-roman-era-tomb-in-egypts-bahnasa/
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