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Archaeologists were stunned after recently discovering<\/a> one of the greatest works of Western literature placed on top of a mummy in Egypt.<\/p>\n

The one-of-a-kind discovery was announced by the University of Barcelona in an April 20 news release.<\/p>\n

Researchers from the school uncovered a fragment of Homer’s “Iliad” while excavating a Roman-era tomb in the Egyptian town of Al Bahnasa.<\/p>\n

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The tomb is located in the Al Bahnasa necropolis, once part of ancient Oxyrhynchus<\/a>, which school officials said was “one of the most important cities of Greco-Roman Egypt.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The “Iliad,” an epic poem<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Led by University of Barcelona professor N\u00faria 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.<\/p>\n

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“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.<\/p>\n

“A literary text<\/a> such as the \u2018Iliad\u2019 had never before been found in this context.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Ignasi-Xavier Adiego, a professor at the University of Barcelona, emphasized that previously found papyri had “mainly magical” content.<\/p>\n

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“Since the late 19th century, a huge number of papyri have been discovered at Oxyrhynchus, including Greek literary texts of great importance,” he said.<\/p>\n

“But the real novelty is finding a literary papyrus in a funerary context.”<\/p>\n

During the excavation, archaeologists also uncovered Roman-era mummies<\/a> and decorated wooden sarcophagi inside three limestone burial chambers, with the school noting damage from past looting.<\/p>\n

But officials said the Homer fragment was the most notable \u2014 and they emphasized its rarity.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to Adiego and Mascia for additional comment.<\/p>\n

The discovery follows a string of major archaeological finds in Egypt<\/a> in recent months.<\/p>\n

Last month, officials announced the discovery of a massive statue believed to depict the powerful pharaoh<\/a> often linked to Exodus.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this spring, archaeologists also announced the discovery of eight Egyptian papyrus scrolls<\/a> alongside a cache of colorful coffins dating back more than 2,600 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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