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- Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a 1,700-year-old limestone tomb in the Dakhla Oasis.
- The fourth-century tomb, built during Roman-controlled Egypt, was intended for a married couple.
- A stone plaque bears a 19-line ancient Greek lament by a son for his father Pisechtes, possibly a judge.
- Angelos Chaniotis said the epigram is highly literary and shows diacritical marks.
