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'Cikai Korran came here and saw': Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago

Researchers identify about 30 inscriptions in Indian languages in six tombs of the Valley of the Kings, dating to the first–third century A.D.
The graffiti includes multiple inscriptions by Cikai Korran, who wrote eight inscriptions across several tombs.
Inscriptions were found in Old Tamil and other Indian languages, dated to the first to third century A.D.
Scholars say the findings add to evidence of South Asian presence in ancient Egypt during Roman rule.
The inscriptions were found high on tomb walls, suggesting Korran often placed marks out of reach.
Researchers dating inscriptions to the 1st–3rd century A.D. place Indian visitors in Egypt during Roman influence.
Conference findings were presented in Chennai, India, highlighting the South Asian connections.
Researchers propose Indranandin may have traveled by ship to Berenike on Egypt's Red Sea coast.
The findings hint at broader Indian presence among ancient traders and visitors in Roman Egypt.
Scholars emphasize that the inscriptions reveal Indians' interest in Egyptian culture, not just presence.
Live Science notes the inscriptions were part of a wider pattern of ancient trade and travel across ports like Myos Hormos and Berenike.

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