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 the catalog of ships, a famous passage listing the Greek forces that sailed to ...

Archaeologists found a piece of Homer’s Iliad on a scrap of papyrus—inside the chest of a mummy

An excerpt from the ancient Greek epic was discovered not just with, but within, an Egyptian mummy.

Archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer's 'Iliad' inside a Roman-era mummy

The Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission, run by the Institute of Ancient Near East Studies (IPOA) at the University of ...

Archaeologists stunned to find copy of Homer’s Iliad inside ancient Egyptian mummy

Archaeologists have found a papyrus copy of Homer’s Iliad in the gut of an ancient Egyptian mummy, the first time ever that a ...
Greek Reporter

Archaeologists Find Homer’s Iliad Papyrus Inside a Mummy in Egypt

Archaeologists found a rare Iliad papyrus inside a Roman-era mummy in Egypt, highlighting the spread of Greek culture.
Fast Company

Meet The Man Who Created Papyrus, The World’s (Other) Most Hated Font

You’ve probably never heard of Chris Costello, but there’s a good chance you hate him. Outside of Comic Sans creator Vincent Connare, Costello is perhaps the most vilified man in all font design.
New York Post

Papyrus closing all stores after parent firm files for bankruptcy

Stationery seller Papyrus will shutter all of its retail stores after its parent company filed for bankruptcy. Schurman Fine Papers, the Tennessee-based firm that operates the artsy greeting-card ...