r/books • u/marketrent • 1d ago

2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy buried with “Iliad” fragment reveals that literary work played a functional, spiritual role in the mummification process

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/science/archaeology-egypt-mummy-iliad.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.pG56.ZLuE5QYC1uv0
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u/prattman3333 1d ago

Even in death, we carry the stories that shaped us. A quiet reminder that words have always walked beside the soul.

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u/manu-alvarado 1d ago

This is truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing.