Tutankhamun was a pharaoh of Egypt who died at age 19. When he was buried in his tomb, he was placed with many precious objects. In 1922, English Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's intact tomb, financed by Lord Carnarvon. Some strange events occurred after the tomb's opening, fueling speculation of a "Pharaoh's curse." Lord Carnarvon died 7 weeks after the opening, and Carter's pet canary was killed by a cobra on the opening day, both events some connected to violating the sealed tomb.

1. TUTANMKHAMUN’S
COURSE

2. The ancient Egyptians buried people with some
of the things they had when they were alive.
Tutankhamun was a pharaoh. He had a lot of
precious objects.
He died when he was 19 years old. When they
buried him in a subterranean tomb, they placed
his treasures near his body.

3. Tutankhamun’s tomb was found by an English
Egyptologist in 1922. His name was Howard
Carter. Lord Carnarvon financed Carter’s
expedition.
Some people think there is a mystery because
some strange things happened.
Lord Carnavon
Howard Carter

4. Novelist Mari Corelli said that there would be
terrible consequences for anyone who entered
the sealed tomb.
Lord Carnarvon died on 5 April 1923, seven weeks
after
the
official
opening
of
pharaoh
Tutankhamun's burial chamber.
Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes
and a believer in the occult, announced that
Carnarvon's death could have been the result of
a "Pharaoh's curse".

5. The lights of Cairo were said to have gone out at
the moment of his death (not an uncommon
occurrence back then), while back at Carnarvon's
English estate his dog, Susie, was supposed to
have howled and died at the same time.

6. Howard Carter
Carter and Carnavon at the
entrance of the tomb

7. More deaths occurred. Five months after
Carnarvon died, his younger brother died
suddenly.

8. According to one list, of the 26 individuals
present at the official opening of the
tomb, six had died within a decade. In
reality, many of the key individuals
associated with the discovery and work on
the tomb lived to an old age.

9. The pet canary of the tomb discoverer,
Howard Carter, died near the tomb.
The bird was swallowed by a cobra on
the day the tomb was opened.
This was interpreted as retribution for
violation of the tomb, particularly as a
cobra was depicted on the brow of the
pharaoh from where it would spit fire at
the king's enemies.