The Curse of Tutankhamun King

Introduction:

On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter stood in front of a locked door that blocked a dimly lit passageway. Lord Carnarvon, his sponsor, stood behind him. The sealing on the now-dismantled outer door had made it evident that they were standing in the tomb of the 18^th-Dynasty young king Tutankhamun. 

However, the outer door had clearly revealed traces of more than one forceful entrance. Was Tutankhamun still in his tomb, undisturbed? Or had the ancient robbers thwarted the modern archaeologists once again? Carter pushed a small hole in the left hand corner of the entryway, lit a candle, and peered inside nervously, his hands quivering.

The Astonishing look of tomb:

Details of the place within gradually emerged from the mist, weird animals, statues, and gold - everywhere a gleam of gold - as my eyes grew accustomed to the light. I was stunned for a moment - an eternity, it must have seemed to those watching - and it took everything I had to get out the words, 'Yes, wonderful things,' when Lord Carnarvon, unable to bear the wait any longer, inquired anxiously, 'Can you see anything?'

After years of research, the two discovered the famed child king's ultimate resting place, finding the Valley of the Kings' most well-preserved tomb.

The curse of the king:

According to tradition, there is an old curse associated with Egyptian pharaohs' mummies and graves. It is thought that disturbing these embalmed corpses will bring bad luck, illness, and death.

Carnarvon died not long after King Tut's tomb was discovered. A bite from a mosquito on his cheek had grown infected, resulting in fatal blood poisoning.

get sick, or have bad luck on this voyage. Among many others, Carnarvon's half-brother died of blood poisoning, Sir Archibald Douglas-Reid died of an unknown sickness, and George Jay Gould died of a fever after a tour to Egypt. Objects from the tomb were donated to Carter's friend Sir Bruce Ingram, whose house was destroyed by fire not long after. The house flooded after it was restored.

Newspapers speculated that he died as a result of the “mummy’s curse” or “curse of the Pharaohs,” which allegedly threatened death to anybody who disturbed the rest of the valley’s rulers and queens. The suspicions grew louder after the untimely deaths of numerous people involved in the Tutankhamun tomb excavation. 

Is the curse, however, real?

According to the British Medical Journal, which published a research in 2002 on the survival rates of 44 Westerners identified by Carter as being in Egypt at the time the tomb was investigated, this is not the case. (Native Egyptians are thought to be immune to the curse.)

The average age of death for the 25 people who were present at the tomb's opening or examination was compared to the average age of death for those who weren't. 

It discovered no link between potential mummy curse exposure and survival, as well as no evidence that those who were exposed were more likely to die within 10 years.

Conclusion

Is it the result of an old curse or a chance occurrence? It's up to you to decide...