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Was there a curse on King Tutankhamen's
tomb?
When the tomb was first discovered,
there were reports of a message written in ancient hieroglyphics on
the outside of the tomb. Translated, the message said, "Death
Shall Come on Swift Wings to Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the
King." This gave rise to great speculation in the newspapers and
magazines of the time that there was a curse on King Tut's tomb.
A few months after the tomb was open, a
British Lord began ill from a mosquito bite. He was there when they
opened the tomb. A few months later, he died. Rumor said a mark
similar to the mosquito bit was found in the exact same position on
King Tut's cheek. You can imagine the media frenzy!
The ancient Egyptians believed that if
their mummy was stolen or destroyed, their spirit would not be able to
return to their mummified body at night, and they would disappear
forever, no longer able to dwell in their Afterlife. Adding a curse or
two to scare robbers into leaving their mummy alone was probably a
common practice.
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