The truth about the curse of Egyptian mummies

Leading experts in Egypt study affirmed that mummies pouring out anger on intruders of eternal rest is much of the product of fantasy in Hollywood movies.

Egyptian mummies are often contacted with curse.(Photo: Ancient Origins)

According to Xinhua, the central seminar of leading Egyptian experts in the world took place in mid-March in Swansea, Wales, considering the existence of curse and demons.

Dr. Kasia Szpakowska, associate professor of Egyptian studies at Swansea University, Wales, one of the coordinators of the workshop, affirmed the curse, demons and warnings related to many burial sites in Ai. Updates exist. But when it became the subject of Hollywood movies, truth was often exaggerated into a fantasy element to spread fear to viewers.

About 90 experts from many countries, including Egypt, the land of pharaohs, participated in international conferences and explored the level and form of expression of entities that stimulate imagination that people Ancient Egypt considers bringing both good and bad.

" When we mention entities that stimulate imagination, you can call them supernatural forces. In both the ancient and modern world, invisible entities are often represented or thought to cause Disaster and psychophysiological reasons for unknown reasons: In cultures, they carry many names such as elves, minions, fairies, ghosts, demons , minions , monsters and angels ", Szpakowska said.

" There are always curse and mummies in Hollywood movies. In general, the ancient Egyptians did not believe that a dead corpse could be revived. They believed the dead would undergo a stepping stone to death. pregnant in the afterlife, healthy, healthy and carrying the best in the past , "explained Szpakowska.

According to Szpakowska, the ancient Egyptians created curse and warnings, but not like Hollywood films portrayed.

Speakers at the conference included Wael Sherbiny, a famous researcher who discovered a 4,000-year-old 2.5,000-year-old artifact, containing mantras and descriptions of gods, a manuscript. The longest and oldest skin from ancient Egypt. In addition, Stuart Tyson Smith, mentor of the return of Egyptian Mummy and Mummy film, was also present at the seminar.

Dr. Szpakowska said that although demons may be familiar to ancient Egyptians, finding information about them today is very difficult.

" There is no source for scholars or interested people to get more information about these entities. There are several encyclopedias about gods and kings, as well as specialized sources of divine names. and the meaning of the name To fill this gap, our project aims to create a database of those entities, "Szpakowska said.

The first database of demons and imaginary stimulating entities is expected to be completed by the end of the year.