Egyptian mummy unearthed with literary text on abdomen in first ever find

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Unearth a Papyrus Fragment From the ‘Iliad’ Tucked Inside the Wrappings of a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

The excerpt from Homer's epic poem features his catalog of ships, a famous passage listing the Greek forces that sailed to ...

Homer’s “Iliad” Found Stuffed Into Egyptian Mummy’s Wrappings

Archaeologists had previously uncovered Greek papyri in mummies, but this discovery marks the first time a literary text has ...

What Mummies Read Before a Long Nap

This Mummy’s Tattoos Are Better Than Yours” Although Oxyrhynchus had previously yielded papyrus scraps containing Greek ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Literary Scholars Should Argue Better

A couple of weeks ago, I attended an interdisciplinary seminar featuring work in progress on law and humanities. After the guest presenter finished reading his chapter draft, the floor opened for ...
The Armenian Weekly

IALA announces 2026 grants with increased awards for literary translation

The International Armenian Literary Alliance is pleased to announce its four annual grants for creative writing and literary ...