(OPINION) EXPRESS – Egypt’s Curse of the Pharaohs has long piqued the interest of the public and Egyptologists alike, and leading expert Dr. Zahi Hawass recalled bizarre “incidents” that occurred while probing the mummy of Tutankhamun. Known affectionately around-the-world as King Tut, the 18th Dynasty pharaoh is arguably the most famous royal of ancient Egypt.
The discovery of his tomb – KV62 – by Howard Carter stunned the world in 1922, but within months of opening the boy king’s sarcophagus, six archaeologists died, as well as Lord Carnarvon – the sponsor of the expedition. The mystery came to be known as the Curse of the Pharaohs after reports at the time claimed the tomb was engraved with a curse promising that “death shall come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the king”.
And while the question of whether the curse was real or not still rumbles on for some, former Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Hawass, has revealed he was also later “subjected to some incidents” in 2005.
He told Daily News Egypt in February: “This included while I was involved in conducting the CT scan on the mummy of Tutankhamun and the device stopped.” However, Dr. Hawass is adamant it was “not related” to the so-called curse and has long dismissed any such claims. READ MORE
