By Laura Rani Rai
This last August, I was invited to become a Egyptian expert in a new documentary of Fox Nation, Terrorist Stories: Curse of King Tut. The series, on Thursday, October 31, 2024, is detected on Fox Nation, one of the most disturbing mysteries in history. I was honored to be one of the Egyptian experts who brought the symptoms of this ancient curse to life, as well as experts like the Honorable Dr. Zahi House. Filmmaking was fun in New York and it was a sensational sharing stories around a story that is amazing and interesting. This one that still bothers us today.
Symptoms of Totnakhman’s curse began when Howard Carter discovered the Tomb of Boy Kings on November 4, 1922. When it was the day that shook the world – and people around the world miss it with the golden treasures – a victory in archeology. Some say, he said. Nevertheless, some say, opened the door of the chain of non -time events. Unfortunately, illness – the death of the incident. Stories of mysterious dams, passionate events, and blasphemous warnings have surrounded the last resting place of Tothankman, which affects the rumors of a deadly curse that does not dare to disturb the king’s eternal sleep. Was the curse real?
Tut’s mother is still in her tomb, KV62
Curse: the brick of magic with an undisclosed magic
The mystery of the curse, some says, started with the same stone at night, not at night, but a magic brick in which God, which is hidden in the treasury, lies in the foot of the Anubis. There was a disturbing warning on this brick. But was it really a curse?
Magic brick found on the foot of the shrine
“I am the one who prevents the sand from sneezing the secret chamber, and who repels it that will withdraw it from the flame of the desert. I have incited the desert, I have taken the path because of the mistake. I am for the protection of the dead.”
No one who can be expected to move the wheel of death. It was not really a curse. It was a declaration of supernatural protection on the tomb of Tatnakhumon.
Nevertheless, once the wealthy sponsor of the campaign met his extraordinary death in a month, or after entering the burial chamber, the world started the tobgan to tremble the curse.
Beyond the brick of magic, there was a lot of fanaticism in the air. Nevertheless, the 1920s was an age when spirituality and “table tapeting” was all anger, especially in the UK’s top class. Carnaron himself was a believer. In practice, with the announcement of the discovery of the untouchable tomb (despite two robberies in the antiquities), many people began to speculate about a curse.
British journalist Marie Korley writes in the Times of London: “The most serious punishment is taken to a sealed grave.”
Another journalist and archaeologist, Arthur Weigl, invited the inauguration of the burial chamber in March 1923, watching Carnarone’s comfortable joke. He well commented, “If he goes down with that emotion, I give him six weeks to stay.” It was an extraordinary comment that easily proved to be true. Even the famous author of Charlok Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, was a passionate “spiritualist” who had deployed the cause of death .They was the element, the spirits – or the curse that protected the tomb of Tothankhan.
The death of Lord Carnarone
In April 1923, Lord Carnarone suffered a deadly infection due to an infected mosquito bit, which he was mistaken for while shaving. It was attracted to the sepsis – and of course there was no antibiotics. More strange incidents occurred on his death.
When she fell on her death in Cairo, the city’s lights shone and then went out. Now, if you have traveled in Egypt today as I still have today (leave in 1923), Blackout is a regular event in Cairo and the whole country. However, there was more: his lovely dog, a small Jack Russell, who was called back to Suzie in England, allegedly sat down, screaming and died at that moment. Despite the change of time – her Scottish maid returned home through a maid. The fact is, Carnaron’s death was much more than a shock to it, but it was just the beginning.
A trail of tragedies
Then a string of enthusiastic events. In July 1923, Prince Ali Kamil Fahmi B, who went to the tomb, was killed by his wife in London. Subsequently, Audri Herbert, a half -brother of Carnarone, also signed the Sepsus and died after extracting all his teeth. The serious list continued.
Consider Hui Evelyn White, a British archaeologist who worked on the tomb. Until 1924, he saw a lot of death with a close friend to believe that the curse was real. In a world of despair, he left a note and said, “I have died from a curse that forces me to disappear.”
Phantom
Car Bruce Ingram, Carter’s friend, received a proportional gift. It is a proud hand wearing a bracelet written with a curse. Immediately after receiving it, Angram’s house was burned. When he rebuilt it, a flood destroyed it. It is said that everyone who bothered the person himself was warned, and for Angram, the warning proved to be true.
Did a curse take Governor Lee Steak?
Some deaths appear to be linked to the curse of the Tatanakhman in unexpected ways. In November 1924, the Governor General of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Sir Lee Stack, was killed while passing through Cairo. Although he had no direct connection to the grave, many people believe that this curse has extended his access to those who are only associated with his discovery. To date, some locals insist that the fate of the stack was no coincidence.
Germ, mold, and toxin
But in addition to ghosts and elements and horrible ancient forces, can there be more scientific explanation about the deaths associated with entering ancient tombs? Of course and they have been sought as a potential option for “curse”.
Recent studies suggest that ancient tombs include inactive, potentially deadly cookie and bacteria that can cause severe allergic reactions and respiratory problems. Both toxic molds found in the old tombs, aspirgles Nigers and asparagles floss can cause severe symptoms like bleeding in the lungs. In addition, sealed sarcofigi for thousands of years can release ammonia gas, formalized, and hydrogen sulfide-a chemical that can cause burns in the eyes and nose, and even symptoms like imitation pneumonia.
In the case of death associated with the Middle Ages, these deadly germs were found guilty. 12 archaeologists entered the tomb of Casmi IV (1447-1492) in 1973. Four of them died within a few days due to the exhibition of microbes “aspirgles flos”.
Nevertheless, in the case of Totnakhumon, the case of molds and poisonous people killing people is suspicious. Unlikely unlikely. Ancient mold – brown spots on the wall were studied and it was proved that for thousands of years, dry and dead… there is no contact.
Nevertheless, for some people, unknown diseases and deaths are very proof that the tomb of Tut is a bit dark in the air!
A timeline of mysterious deaths
The following events are something else in relation to deaths that promote the symptoms of Tothankhan’s curse.
- November 20, 1924: Sudan’s Governor General Sir Lee Steak killed.
- March 24, 1926: An Egyptian expert, Dr. Georges Bendite, died after going to the tomb.
- May 31, 1926: Dr. Aaron Amber, who was working on her Egyptian Book of DadThe house was killed in a fire.
- April 6, 1928: Arthur Mess, archaeologist who worked in the grave with Carter.
- November 16, 1929: Carter secretary Richard Bithel was allegedly killed.
- March 2, 1930: Richard Bethle’s father, Lord West Berry, jumped from the window, leaving a note that spoke of “horrors” he could no longer tolerate.
Were each of these individuals suffering from a supernatural curse or poisonous mold, or were these tragic events merely opportunities?
Science behind “curse”
What about those who escaped the curse of broken? Obviously, there were many – and they survived for a long time.
In 2002, BMJ (Before British Medical Journal) Published a study by analyzing the lifetime of those who entered the tomb. Contrary to the popular belief, researchers found that those who entered the tomb survived an average of 20 years at the age of 70. Even Lady Evelyn Herbert, the daughter of Carnarone, and one of the first in the tomb lived well in the 70s.
The summary is that the so -called “curse” did not claim the lives of the tomb visitors or colleagues as much as frequently or fast legend advice. As far as Howard Carter is concerned, who started all this, he lived until 1939, died at the age of 64 with Hudkin’s illness. At these times, the chain is not a bad life for a smoker. Cursed? Carter once called all this “Tommy Route” and said, “I curse anyone who says there is a curse.”
C) Griffith Institute
The true curse of Pharaoh
Taking me? The real curse can be on its own tombs, not on archaeologists or visitors. The centuries -old tombs have now been besieged tourism, brings moisture of visitors who fuel the mold, slowly eating colorful walls, relief and irreparable patterns. Many tombs are now closed to emergency protection to prevent further damage.
The important question is: How can we save these ancient places from tourism tools?
The answer is permanent protection, digitalization (to capture every detail before the colors expire), and even the creation of duplicate tombs to remove the effects on the original sites.
Totnakhman’s “curse” is a story that can conspire us forever, wandering into the mystery. But of course, it can be said for all ancient Egypt today. Many stories that are never old!
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