the princess of amen-ra lived approximately 1,500 years b.c. when she died she was laid to reast in an ornate wooden coffin and buried deep in a vault in luxor on the banks of the nile.
in the late 1890s four rich young englishmen visiting the excavations at luxor were invited to buy an exquisitly fashioned mummy case containing the remains of the princess of amen-ra. they drew lots. the man who won paid several thousand pounds and had the coffin taken to his hotel.
a few hours later he was seen walking towards the desert. he never returned. the next day one of the other four men was shot by an egyptian servant, accidentially. his arm was so severely wounded it had to be amputated. another of the foursome found on his returnhome that the bank holding his entire fortune had failed. the fourth guy suffered a severe illness that cost him all of his possessions, reducing him to poverty.
nevertheless, the mummy reached england. causing other misfortunes along the way. shere it was bought by a london businessman. after three of his family members had been injured in a road accident and his house was damaged by fire, he donated the mummy to the british museum. as the coffinwas being unloaded the trucksuddenly went into reverse and injured a helper. then, as the casket was being lifed up the stairs by two workmen, one fell and broke his leg. the other, apparently in good health, died two days later. after the princess was installed in the egyptian room, trouble really started. the museum's night watchmen frequently heard frantic hammerings and sobbing in the coffin. other exhibits in the room were often hurled around at night. one guard died on duty for no apparent reason, causing another guard to quit. cleaners refuesed to go near the princess. when a visitor derisively flicked a dust cloth at the face painted on the coffin, his chld died of measles soon afterward. finally, the museum management had the mummy carried down to the basement, figuring it could no to any harm down there. within a week one of the helpers was seriously ill, and the supervisor of themove was found dead at his desk.
by now the media had heard of it. a journalist photographer took a picture of the mummy's face. when he developed it the picture was transformed into a horrifying human face, resembling his own. the photographer was said to have gone home,then locked his bedroom door and shot himself.
soon afterward, the museum sold the mummy to a private collector. after much misfortune the owner called a noted authority of the occult for help. when entering the house the psychic was seized with a shivering fit of incredible intensity,"can you exorcise the evil spirit?" the owner asked. the psychic replied:"there is no such thing as exorcism for a curse of this magnitude. evil remains evil forever. i implore you to get rid of the evil as soon as possible!" but no british museum would take the mummy.
finally, an american archaeologist who dismissed the happenings as quirks of circumstance paid a handsome price for the mummy, and arranged for its transfer to new york. in april 1912, the new owner escorted his treasure aboard a sparking new white star liner about to make its maiden voyage to new york. on the night of april 14th, amid scenes of unprecedented horror, the priness of amen-ra accompanied 1,500 passengers to their deaths at the bottom of the ocean. the name of the ship was--------------------titanic
tell me what you think about this. all opinions are great. this was a story i picked up along the way.
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