What was the curse of ancient Egypt?

At first, people found several inscriptions about Tutankhamun's curse in Tutankhamun's tomb. One of them said, "Whoever disturbs Pharaoh's sleep will spread his wings over his head." Another place reads: "Anyone who enters this grave with an impure heart will be strangled like a bird."

On the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, there is an epitaph: "Anyone who interferes with the peace of the Pharaoh will die on his head."

Tutankhamun was an Egyptian Pharaoh in 18. He ruled Egypt from 1336 BC to 1327 BC. Tutankhamun is not the most outstanding Pharaoh in ancient Egyptian history, but he is the most famous Egyptian Pharaoh today. Since 1922, when British archaeologists howard carter and Count Carnarvon discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the dazzling funerary objects in the tomb, the world-famous golden crown and the somewhat creepy Pharaoh curse have aroused great interest of the world, but people are most concerned about the young Pharaoh himself. /kloc-Tutankhamun, 0/9 years old, died suddenly and mysteriously. He died too early, was buried in a hurry, and was injured in the back of his head ... People believe that there must be some big secret behind his untimely death. ...

Since champollion deciphered the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt, the secret in the pyramid of Pharaoh's tomb in ancient Egypt has become another secret that needs to be solved in ancient Egypt. From the end of 19, a large number of archaeologists from western countries came to Egypt one after another, hoping to unlock the secrets of the pyramids. However, after decades, people still have nothing.

So who was the first to open the tomb of the Pharaoh in ancient Egypt and let the secrets under the pyramid show to people?

1On the afternoon of October 26th, in the steep underground passage at the foot of a pyramid in the Valley of the Kings of Egypt, two serious-looking people stood. They are British archaeologists howard carter and Lord Carnaveen. Howard carter has been trying to find this ancient tomb for decades. Lord carnarvon spent a lot of money in the next eight years to support Carter in uncovering the secrets of the Egyptian king's tomb.

Now facing them is the tomb door of an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, which has been closed for more than three thousand years.

Carter carefully cut a corner of the tomb door, and Canavan opened his eyes behind him to look in. With the expansion of the hole, the atmosphere is getting more and more tense. Carter raised his flashlight with trembling hands and looked in. He didn't speak for a long time. After a while, Carnaveen couldn't hold back, and finally asked in a hoarse voice, "Did you see anything?" Carter turned around, his eyes shining, and stammered, "I saw a miracle, a great miracle!" " "

Lord Carnaveen took the flashlight from Carter and looked in, surprised-

Before his eyes, a pile of gilded chariots appeared faintly, decorated with huge gilded beds of lions and monsters, a single statue of the king, and countless boxes and cages.

This is the most important event in the archaeological history that shocked the world more than 60 years ago-the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the young Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for nine years. In 1350 BC, he died mysteriously at the age of 18. He never imagined that after being buried for thousands of years, he became a "news figure" that attracted worldwide attention!

Tutankhamun's mausoleum is located at the foot of the cliff where Pharaoh was buried. It consists of four burial chambers. The jewels scattered on the ground show that grave robbers once sneaked into the tomb. But I didn't take anything. Maybe the grave robbers ran away in surprise. The tomb door was later resealed.

Tutankhamun's mausoleum is like a museum with a rich collection. There are more than 5,000 pieces of jewelry, handicrafts, furniture, clothes, cosmetics and various weapons in the tomb.

In the pink front room, there are three golden beds carved into monsters. Next to the bed are two life-size statues of black guards. They stand face to face, wearing golden skirts and holding hammers and spears. The room is full of precious treasures. Thrones inlaid with precious stones, glittering ancient chariots, vases as white as jade, beautifully carved golden beds and chairs, various musical instruments and so on. In the tomb, people also found a bowl filled with putty, which was obviously used when the tomb was closed. I don't know which migrant worker left a finger print on the paint, which is clearly visible so far.

The coffin room is guarded by two samurai statues. There are four golden shrines, a crystal coffin and three coffins. The inner coffin is made of pure gold, which reads the famous words of the young Pharaoh-"I saw it yesterday; I know tomorrow. "

Lying in the coffin, Tutankhamun carried a big gold face. This mask is almost identical to his appearance. X-ray inspection only found the scar on the mask and the scar on Pharaoh's face, with slightly different thickness. The young Pharaoh looked sad and quiet. There are necklaces and flower-shaped carvings made of rosary on the chest. Although the colors of cornflower, lily and lotus have peeled off, they are still discernible. Experts believe that this collar was given by the young Pharaoh before the coffin was closed. There is also a mural in the tomb, in which the young and proud Pharaoh was taken to heaven by two gods.

The mummy of Pharaoh Khatankamon was wrapped in a thin cloth, covered with collars, amulets, rings, gold and silver bracelets and various gems. Among them, there are two short swords, one is gold, and the other is made of gold handle and iron blade. The latter case is extremely rare, because the Egyptians just knew how to use iron at that time.

It is unprecedented that so many precious cultural relics have been unearthed in an ancient tomb. It took 10 years to sort out these treasures and transfer them to the National Museum of Egypt in Cairo.

The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb attracted journalists from all over the world. The ussel excavation site, located 450 miles south of Cairo, is full of tourists. Until today, people's interest in this ancient tomb remains undiminished.

But it didn't end, because more than 20 people who participated in the excavation died in a short time, and the cause of death was unknown. So people say this is the "Pharaoh's curse".

It is said that several inscriptions of Pharaoh's curse were found in this ancient tomb, one of which read: "Anyone who interferes with Pharaoh's peace will die on his head."

The myth of "Pharaoh's curse" began with the death of Lord carnarvon. Lord Carnaveen died of mosquito bites on April 6, 1923/kloc-0. At that time, some superstitious people began to talk about it one after another, saying that it was retribution for ungodly.

Subsequently, headlines like "Revenge of the Pharaoh" began to appear in newspapers, with the subtitle "Tutankhamun's curse killed another person" and so on. The death report of the 19 deceased wrote: "The 78-year-old Lord westbury committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of his London residence today. Lord westbury's son was the secretary of howard carter, an archaeologist who excavated Tutankhamun's tomb. He died suddenly in his room last June165438+1October, and he was in good health before his death. The cause of death cannot be determined. "

Soon, Carter's partner, Mace, also died. The newspaper reported his death, but never mentioned Mace's long-term illness. While helping Carter, he insisted on working despite illness and resigned due to illness.

Paradoxically, a newspaper later reported that a man named Carter lived in the United States and his cause of death was unknown. He is the man who was recently driven away by Pharaoh. At this time, Carter himself had to come forward to refute rumors. He said that the so-called "absurd reports" such as Tutankhamun's revenge are just a "word game". He said that some newspapers always mentioned that it was dangerous to cross the threshold of ancient tombs. In fact, science has proved that this danger does not exist at all. He stressed that scientists have proved that there are no germs in the tomb, and the results of infection detection in the tomb also prove that the above report is irresponsible and absurd.

In order to correct the audio-visual materials, Professor George Stan Dolf, a German Egyptologist, published an article about the Pharaoh's curse in 1933, and took pains to explore the sources of newspaper news and other similar reports. He said that Carter, who died in the United States, and the archaeologist Carter only had the same surname, but they had nothing to do with each other. He also found that westbury and his son had no direct or indirect relationship with Tutankhamun's tomb, the migration of cultural relics in the tomb and Mu Yi of Tutankhamun. After enumerating a large number of facts, he came to a clear conclusion: "Pharaoh's curse" does not exist at all. There is no similar content in ancient inscriptions.

Carter later published an article on this issue, in which he wrote: "As far as modern Egyptians are concerned, this curse is totally unacceptable in their religious traditions. On the contrary, the Egyptians sincerely hope that we will express our best wishes to the deceased. "

Rumors about the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun have also subsided.