This article is from Ancient Egypt issue 145
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•A 98-line papyrus text discovered at Gerza (ancient Philadelphia) in the Fayum has been deciphered by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder, and found to contain fragments of two lost tragedies written by the Greek playwright Euripides.
•A poorly preserved painted coffin dating to about 650 BC and previously used as a storage box has been restored by the Egypt Centre in Swansea. Originally made for a man called Ankhpakhered, it was reused by a man named Djedher, but was found to contain a female mummy on arrival in the UK.
•Howard Carter has finally been honoured in his home town of Swaffham (in Norfolk) with a tree and memorial plaque in the War Memorial precinct of the marketplace.
Text: Sarah Griffiths / Image: Mike Marfleet
