10 Ghastly Details Surrounding The Curse Of King Tut

6 /10 Other Alleged Deaths Linked To The Curse

The following persons were all linked to the opening of King Tut’s tomb, and all died after that. But did they die of other causes as a result of the curse? 

In 1923, American financier George Jay Gould who visited King Tut’s tomb in the same year fell sick afterward and died of pneumonia a few months later.

Hugh Evelyn-White, a British archeologist who also visited the site, hung himself in 1924 and left a suicide note allegedly written in his blood, saying, “I have succumbed to a curse which forces me to disappear.”

5 /10 And Some More...

American Egyptologists Aaron Ember, who was also present at the excavation, died in a fire in 1926 when his house burned down after a dinner he hosted.

With him died his wife, son, and the family’s maid. Richard Bethell, Lord Carnarvon’s secretary, was reported to have been killed under suspicious circumstances in 1929.

Douglas Reid, who x-rayed King Tut’s corpse, got sick the next day and died three days later.

4 /10 Myth Or Reality?

Following the death of Lord Carnarvon a couple of months after the tomb’s examination, the curse gained wide public popularity. People adamantly attributed his death to the part he played in the exhumation.

This rumor was fueled by the reports of press houses ready to take advantage of the situation for financial gain. 

King Tut’s curse role in the death of Lord Carnarvon was, however, debunked by scientists who shared that Carnarvon was sick before even traveling to Cairo.

Another theory had it that he and the others present were exposed to toxins in the tomb, which were deadly enough to kill them.

3 /10 But Not All Died

Rebutting the alleged powers of the curse, a study was carried out. Results showed that while several people present at the excavation died within a short period following the tomb’s opening, some others died only years after, living for many more years.

Howard Carter, the pioneer of the excavation, died of lymphoma in 1939 at age 64; American archaeologist JO Kinnaman was killed in 1961, 39 years after the tomb opening.

Carnarvon’s daughter, who also entered the tomb, died 57 years later in 1980.

2 /10 Should You Believe The Curse Of The Pharaohs?

Believing that the curse of King Tut’s tomb is real is a personal choice. A choice that is greatly influenced by your disposition to and ideologies about the mystical world.

You could satisfy your curiosity by visiting a mummy tomb or joining the next archeology expedition to an ancient tomb on second thoughts.

According to legends, the curse is activated whenever a tomb is disturbed. You can bet an archeology journey will indeed cause some grave disturbance.

1 /10 Moving Forward From The Legends?

Very recently, in April 2021, Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass told NBC news that there is no curse at all.

Following the moving of Egyptian royal mummies from their former resting place at the Egyptian museum in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square to their new resting place in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat by the Egyptian authorities.  

Although the parade of the mummies on the streets of Cairo sparked mixed feelings from citizens and netizens alike, it only proves that not all Egyptians share the same belief about the curse.