Homer's Iliad fragment found in Egyptian mummy's gut
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5 questionsWhy this particular text (Iliad Book II) was chosen for the mummification process.
The identity or social status of the mummy in which the fragment was found.
Whether other literary texts have been found in similar funerary contexts elsewhere.
The exact date or historical period within the Roman era when this mummification occurred.
How the papyrus fragment was preserved inside the gut for 1,600 years without degradation.
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