few years ago, I was reading a book about the Pyramids in Egypt. A good friend of mine, who was interested in the subject. asked if I knew about the Mummy's curse. replied that I'd never heard of it... and this is the incredible story he told me. Back in 1910 Englishman named Murray was in Cairo researching ancient Egypt.That was his job he was professoror egyptoiogy, one day, a very sick-looking American man came into his office offered to sell Murray a that mummy case, with the body inside. The man sald the mummy was the body of Hatshepsut, an ancient high riese or the temple of Ammon Ra. who had Thebes around 1600 B.C,The man died in didn't xplain how he had gotten the mummy, but Murray feeling this was a great opportunityfor study and possibly the most important find of his whole career agreed to buy it. He quickly wrote the American a check, but the check was never cashed as the man died just hours later. Murray read up on the mummy and discovered that the ancient high priestess was part of aieared group called the Cult of the Dead. The group had one cent theygnsidered it their duty to bring death and gestruction to everyone they met. Murray read that when the scientists who made the discovery found the high priestess's tomb above the strance they uncovered writing warning of death and,terror for anyone who disturbed her resting place. Murray didn't believe the story of the curse. He prepared to take the mummy back to England. But a few days later, he had a shooting accident. Without warning: suddenly his gun ed in his right hand The wound became strangely infected, and doctors were forced to momMurray sentually set off for England, with the mummy However, during the two of his Egyptian sarvants died. They were young. strong. healthy men, so their deaths came Later having arrived back in England, Murray was ng the carved Rinnimage of the priestess on the side of the case when he reported that "its eyes seemed to come bac life and looked at me with such hatred that my blood ran Two his close friends, to Whom he had proudy shown the on his fell sick and died after By this time, Murray was starting to have second thoughts about keeping the mummy case. A ly ded him to sell it to her. Within weeks, the woman's mother died. her lady friend of his peaua fiancé left her, and she got very with a strangediease. Was it perhaps the same disease that T had the Fearing for her life. she begged Murray to take back the mum case fina. Murray gave it to the British Museum. disease um Unit 5: Tales from Eeypt