At first, people found several curse inscriptions on Tutankhamun in Tutankhamen’s tomb. One of them read: “Whoever disturbs the Pharaoh’s sleep, death will spread its wings and come to him.” On the head." There is another place that reads: "Anyone who enters this tomb with an impure heart will be strangled by his neck like a bird."

In ancient Egypt, Pharaoh. The following epitaph is engraved on the tomb of King Tutankhamen: "Whoever disturbs the peace of the Pharaoh, death will befall him."

Tutankhamun is the 18th Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1336 to 1327 BC. Tutankhamun was not the most outstanding pharaoh in ancient Egyptian history, but he is the most famous Egyptian pharaoh today. Since the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun was discovered by British archaeologists Howard Carter and Count Carnarvon in 1922, the tomb has been filled with dazzling funerary objects, the world-famous golden mask, and the creepy Pharaoh. All of his curses have aroused great interest in the world, but what people pay the most attention to is the young pharaoh himself. The 19-year-old Tutankhamun died suddenly and mysteriously. He died prematurely, was buried in a hurry, and suffered an injury to the back of his head... People believe that there must be some huge secret hidden behind his untimely death...

Since Shampolian deciphered the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, the secrets in the pyramids, the tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, have become another secret of ancient Egypt that needs to be solved. Since the end of the 19th century, a large number of archaeologists from Western countries have come to Egypt one after another, hoping to unlock the secrets of the pyramids. But, decades later, people still find nothing.

So who was the first to open the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh and reveal the secrets under the pyramid to people's eyes?

On the afternoon of November 26, 1922, two serious-looking people stood in a steep underground passage at the foot of a pyramid in Egypt’s “Valley of the Kings.” They are British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Howard Carter spent decades searching for this tomb. Lord Carnarvon invested a lot of money in the next eight years to support Carter in uncovering the secrets of the Egyptian king's tomb.

What faced them now was the tomb door of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh that had been sealed for more than three thousand years.

Carter carefully chiselled a corner of the tomb door, and Carnarvon looked in with wide eyes behind him. As the hole expands, the atmosphere becomes increasingly tense. Carter raised the flashlight with a trembling hand and looked inside, but said nothing for a long time. After a while, Carnarvon couldn't hold it in anymore, and finally asked in a hoarse voice: "Did you see anything?" Carter turned around, his eyes shining, and stammered: "I saw a A miracle, an amazing miracle!"

Lord Carnarvon took the flashlight handed over by Carter and looked inside, and was shocked -

In front of his eyes, There were faintly visible piles of gilded chariots, couches decorated with huge gilded lions and monsters, statues of kings as tall as a man, and countless boxes and cages.

This is the most important event in the history of archeology that shocked the world more than 60 years ago - the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the young pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for 9 years. In 1350 BC, when he was 18 years old, he died mysteriously. He never would have imagined that after being buried for thousands of years, he would become a world-famous "newsmaker"!

Tutankhamun's tomb is located at the foot of the cliff in the "Valley of the Kings" where the pharaoh is buried. It consists of 4 tomb chambers. The jewelry scattered on the ground indicates that tomb robbers once sneaked into the tomb. But nothing was taken. It may be that the tomb robbers were frightened by the accident and ran away. The tomb door was later resealed.

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

In the pink front room, there are three gold beds with monster shapes carved around them.

Beside the bed are two life-size black statues of guards standing opposite each other, wearing gold skirts and holding hammers and spears. The room is filled with precious treasures. There are thrones inlaid with precious stones, gleaming ancient chariots, white jade-like vases, exquisitely carved gold beds and chairs, various musical instruments and so on. In the tomb, a bowl filled with mud was also found, which was apparently used when sealing the tomb. I don't know which migrant worker left a fingerprint on the paint surface, which is still clearly visible.

The coffin chamber is guarded by two warrior statues. There are 4 golden shrines, a crystal sarcophagus and 3 sets of coffins. The inner coffin is made of pure gold, with the famous saying of the young Pharaoh written on it - "I saw yesterday; I know tomorrow."

Tutankhamun, who was lying in the coffin, carried a large golden mask. This mask looks almost exactly like him. X-ray examination only revealed a scar on the mask that was slightly different in thickness from the scar on the pharaoh's own face. The young pharaoh looked sad and serene. On the chest is a collar made of rosary beads and flower-shaped carvings. Although the colors of cornflowers, lilies, lotus flowers have peeled off, they are still faintly discernible. Experts believe that this necklace was presented by the pharaoh's young queen before the coffin was closed. There is also a mural inside the tomb, showing the young and majestic Pharaoh being taken to heaven by two gods.

The mummy of Pharaoh Hatankhamun was wrapped in thin cloth and covered with collars, amulets, rings, gold and silver bracelets and various gemstones. There were also two daggers among them, one was gold, the other had a gold handle and an iron blade. The latter one is extremely rare because the Egyptians had just learned to use iron at that time.

It is unprecedented that so many precious cultural relics were unearthed in one ancient tomb. It took a full 10 years to sort out these treasures and transfer them to the Egyptian National Museum in Cairo.

The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb attracted journalists from all over the world. There is even an endless stream of tourists heading to the Uxul excavation site, 450 miles south of Cairo. To this day, people's interest in this tomb continues unabated.

But the matter did not end, because more than 20 people who participated in the excavation died one after another in a short period of time, and the cause of death was unknown. So people talked about it as "the curse of the Pharaohs."

It is said that several curse inscriptions on the Pharaoh were found in this tomb. One of them reads: "Whoever disturbs the peace of the Pharaoh, death will fly to his head."

The myth of the "Curse of the Pharaohs" begins with the death of Lord Carnarvon. Lord Carnarvon died of a mosquito bite on April 6, 1923. At that time, some superstitious people began to talk about it, saying that this was some retribution for those who did not respect God.

Then, headlines such as "The Pharaohs took revenge" began to appear in newspapers, and the subtitles were "Tutankhamun's curse killed another person" and other sensational words. The report on the death of the 19th person reads as follows: "Lord Westbury, 78, committed suicide today by jumping from the seventh floor of his London residence. Lord Westbury's son was a former excavation officer The secretary of Howard Carter, the archaeologist of Tutankhamun's tomb, died suddenly in his room in November last year. The cause of death could not be determined. Mace also died, and the newspapers also reported his death, but never mentioned that Mace had been ill for a long time. When assisting Carter, he continued to work despite his illness, but quit before the work was completed due to illness.

Absurdly, a newspaper later reported that a man named Carter lived in the United States and died of unknown causes. He was the person who was recently chased for his life by the Pharaoh. Carter himself had to come forward to refute the rumors at this time. He said that "ridiculous reports" such as the so-called revenge of Tutankhamun are just a "word game". He said that some newspapers have been mentioning the so-called danger of crossing the threshold of ancient tombs. In fact, science has proved that this danger does not exist at all. He emphasized that scientists have proven that there are no germs in the tomb, and the results of infection tests conducted in the tomb also prove that the above reports are very irresponsible and absurd.

In order to correct the situation, German Egyptologist Professor Georg Standolf published an article on the curse of the Pharaoh in 1933, and took the trouble to explore newspaper information and other similar reports. source. He said that the Carter who died in the United States and the archaeologist Carter only had the same surname and had nothing to do with each other. He also found that the Westburys had no direct or indirect relationship with Tutankhamun's tomb, the relocation of artifacts in the tomb, and Tutankhamun's Mu Yiyi. After citing a large number of facts, he made a clear conclusion: "The Curse of the Pharaoh" does not exist at all. There is nothing similar in ancient inscriptions.

Carter later published an article on this issue, writing: "As far as modern Egyptians are concerned, such curses are not allowed to exist in their religious traditions. On the contrary, the Egyptians But we sincerely hope that we can express kind wishes to the deceased."

The rumors about Tutankhamun’s tomb were put to rest