Cikai Korran Graffitied Egyptian Tombs

About 2,000 years ago, a South Indian traveler named Cikai Korran visited Egypt's famous Valley of the Kings and left his mark behind. Archaeologists have identified eight inscriptions attributed to him across five different tombs, including versions of the message, "Cikai Korran came here and saw." The graffiti was written in Tamil-Brahmi script, an early writing system used in southern India.

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