The ill-omened mummy
She killed the person who found her. The gun exploded in the hand of who bought her. The one who lifted her out died soon after. The hand of the one who marked her coffin was cut off. The person who received her as a gift passed away shortly after. The fingers of her photographer were amputated. When she was put in the museum, weeping voices were heard at night. It's the uncanny mummy.
The priestess of Amen Ra who lived during the time of Akhenaten and died 3500 years ago, her mummy was discovered in 1864 in Tel Amarana by some archeologists. Anis Mansour, an Egyptian writer, indicated that archeologists found an incantation under the mummy's head saying; 'Wake from your sleep, Osiris! A glance of your eyes will destroy those who dare to disturb your sanctity'.
In 1910, an Englishman bought the mummy from an unknown dealer. Later, he went hunting where his arm was shot by accident and due to the bad weather, he received medical care late which meant his arm had to be cut off. Weeks later, he lost all his money and died. A few years later, two of his servants who dealt with the mummy died while the third one who made marks on it, lost his arm.
A man who contracted to transport her, passed away after a week and his assistant broke his leg the following day. Wherever the mummy arrived, she brought misfortunes to everyone dealt with her, until she ended up in the British Museum. One of the tales says that the museum assistant used to hear weeping sound coming from the coffin's hall at night. And those who removed the dust over her face, their children died of measles after seven days.
Disasters kept haunting these who came close to her. A firm decided to hire a photographer to have a photo of the unlucky mummy. After that, the photographer smashed a finger and one of his children got injured by a broken frame. Other people exaggerate saying that the ill-omened mummy was the reason behind the drowning of Titanic when an American traveler purchased the coffin and brought it with him on the ship. It's said that all these tales were started by two British people. William Stead, an English journalist who believed in witch craft, omens and spirits and Douglas Murray who used to call himself an Egyptologist.
Stead set out for the US on the Titanic and was one of those who drowned but that was after he had told stories of the unlucky mummy to his fellow diners during dinner. Accordingly, the survivors linked Titanic's drowning with the Egyptian mummy. This is how the tale of the mummy's coffin spread. But this was not true as the coffin has never left the museum even during the air raids in the world wars.
Yet, people wonder if only the coffin exists in the museum, where is the mummy?
Zahi Hawwas, an Egyptian archeologist, said he found the mummy in a university's museum in Belfast. He explained that the American millionaire had intended to transport the mummy to the US with him on the second trip of the Titanic. But when he heard that the Titanic had sunk, he gave her away to the university believing that the mummy was behind the sinking of Titanic. He left her in Ireland and escaped to America, leaving the priestess alone.
So watch out for the mummies' curse!
The priestess of Amen Ra who lived during the time of Akhenaten and died 3500 years ago, her mummy was discovered in 1864 in Tel Amarana by some archeologists. Anis Mansour, an Egyptian writer, indicated that archeologists found an incantation under the mummy's head saying; 'Wake from your sleep, Osiris! A glance of your eyes will destroy those who dare to disturb your sanctity'.
In 1910, an Englishman bought the mummy from an unknown dealer. Later, he went hunting where his arm was shot by accident and due to the bad weather, he received medical care late which meant his arm had to be cut off. Weeks later, he lost all his money and died. A few years later, two of his servants who dealt with the mummy died while the third one who made marks on it, lost his arm.
A man who contracted to transport her, passed away after a week and his assistant broke his leg the following day. Wherever the mummy arrived, she brought misfortunes to everyone dealt with her, until she ended up in the British Museum. One of the tales says that the museum assistant used to hear weeping sound coming from the coffin's hall at night. And those who removed the dust over her face, their children died of measles after seven days.
Disasters kept haunting these who came close to her. A firm decided to hire a photographer to have a photo of the unlucky mummy. After that, the photographer smashed a finger and one of his children got injured by a broken frame. Other people exaggerate saying that the ill-omened mummy was the reason behind the drowning of Titanic when an American traveler purchased the coffin and brought it with him on the ship. It's said that all these tales were started by two British people. William Stead, an English journalist who believed in witch craft, omens and spirits and Douglas Murray who used to call himself an Egyptologist.
Stead set out for the US on the Titanic and was one of those who drowned but that was after he had told stories of the unlucky mummy to his fellow diners during dinner. Accordingly, the survivors linked Titanic's drowning with the Egyptian mummy. This is how the tale of the mummy's coffin spread. But this was not true as the coffin has never left the museum even during the air raids in the world wars.
Yet, people wonder if only the coffin exists in the museum, where is the mummy?
Zahi Hawwas, an Egyptian archeologist, said he found the mummy in a university's museum in Belfast. He explained that the American millionaire had intended to transport the mummy to the US with him on the second trip of the Titanic. But when he heard that the Titanic had sunk, he gave her away to the university believing that the mummy was behind the sinking of Titanic. He left her in Ireland and escaped to America, leaving the priestess alone.
So watch out for the mummies' curse!
This reminds me of a fortune teller. Everything she says can be twisted to be true.
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