Mummy's Curse

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The Mystery of "The Mummy's Curse" Joseph Shank Monique Baucham World Cultures 1 July 29, 2012 I will try and explain the “Mummy’s Curse,” which is a set of random unexplainable, unfortunate, and tragic events which happened to the people who were present at the opening of Tutankhamen’s tomb. I will start of by explaining first a theory that people believe to be “a curse of the pharaoh’s”. I will than try explaining a scientific theory as to why the deaths of the men that were there when the tomb of King Tut were so mysterious. When I am all done, I will try to explain as to why I believe this theory to be true. The first conclusion mainly has to do with urban myths about the curse. At the entrance of the tomb was an inscription that was translated and said “Death Shall Come on Swift Wings to Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King”. The legend says that anyone who opened the king’s tomb will suffer the curse of the mummy. And then begins a set of unfortunate circumstances that affect the men who were the first to enter the tomb. A few of the men became sick, a few others even died. There were some other events that happened giving people the reason to believe there was a curse. The second conclusion is a scientific explanation as to why the deaths were mysterious. Back in 1986, there was a Dr. Caroline Stinger-Phillip who discovered the cause as to why the men died. He came to the conclusion that there was some mold that was growing on the walls in King Tut’s tomb. The particles of dust that came from the mold had a high allergenic potency. The first men who entered into the tomb suffered an allergic reaction, the symptoms of the reaction, probably was the cause of their deaths. Some recent evidence gives more of a convincing answer of “the curse of the mummy”. I believe the explanation to be the real reason as to why the theory is correct. I find
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