The Hand of an Egyptian Princess
by Had the spectre of an Egyptian Princess something to do with the Curse of Tutankhamen? And why was this story revealed by an occultist named "Cheiro", which is Greek for hand?
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The ancient Egyptians were so obsessed with the Cult of the Dead that they turned the fruitful valley of the Nile into a Valley of Death. A soul could not enter the blessed region of Osiris unless the body remained intact in the place where he lived on earth. To violate a tomb or remove a mummy from its coffin was a terrible act of desecration. So the solemn ceremonies of the entombment included some awful curses, inscribed upon the walls of the death chambers. This also was the case in the 14th century B.C. with the splendid funeral of Tutenkhamen, an unimportant sovereign who died when he was eighteen.
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The Hand of an Egyptian Princess
Tutenkhamen was the son-in-law and successor of Akhnaton, a very remarkable Pharaoh. He abandoned not only Thebe, the magnificent city of the god Ammon, but also all the ancient gods. And he transferred the religious centre to Al Amarna, where he worshipped the sun-god Aton. In the background, the old priesthood worked relentlessly against this “inspired intellectual” or “enlightened prophet”.
Akhnaton was married to the beautiful Nefertiti, who gave him no son, but six daughters. Writing poems to Aton, he neglected his country and lost a considerable part of his empire in Syria. In an attempt to combat his many enemies, he married his eldest daughter to Tutenkhamen, whom he appointed co-regent at the age of twelve.
Queen Nefertiti fell into disfavour and one of Akhnaton’s daughters also turned violently against her father because of matters of religion. Akhnaton is said to have her raped and killed. His priests cut off her right hand and buried it in a secret place in the Valley of the Kings, under a curse that it was never to be reunited with her body. Because the princess wasn’t intact at her burial, according to the old beliefs she would not be able to enter the blessed region of Osiris.
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Post CommentDebra Mann
On March 10, 2009 at 11:03 am
I knew about the curse and all the deaths that followed and even the angered daughter but the story of the hand was new even to me!Patrick, you have created another fascinating piece!
hfj
On March 10, 2009 at 12:14 pm
A very interesting article. Very well written and researched. I’ve heard of a lot of these deaths associated with these so called curses. Some believe these deaths were attributed to the curses, and some don’t. Well done.
nutuba
On March 10, 2009 at 2:45 pm
A well written story of intrigue and suspense — nicely done! I had heard only bits and pieces before; it was neat to see it woven together.
C Jordan
On March 10, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Another excellent, mysterious and spooky piece Patrick.
mysticdave
On March 10, 2009 at 10:45 pm
very interesting article, i new about some of this stuff, but i did learn a lot by reading this, thank you.
The Quail
On March 10, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Awesome article
Glynis Smy
On March 11, 2009 at 3:41 am
Very interesting article!
Unofre Pili
On March 11, 2009 at 7:11 am
A nice read.
Yovita Siswati
On March 11, 2009 at 7:35 am
I always love stories about Ancient Egypt. I very much enjoy reading this.
CutestPrincess
On March 11, 2009 at 12:29 pm
This is a really interesting article with brilliant pictures!
You must have worked really hard on this!
Athlyn Green
On March 12, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Wow! What an interesting read–and the questions you posed at the beginning completely hooked me.
Lost in Arizona
On March 14, 2009 at 10:55 am
How did I miss this article? It must have been published on a day I was still ill, lol. While I love Egyptian stories, especially on mummies, in all my years I had never heard about the cursed hand. Good read!
melissa
On April 28, 2009 at 5:08 am
i already lernt aboute Egypt it is scary i have dreams that an mumy is chasing whitch scares me hehe i whish i never told any one!
Lauren Axelrod
On June 22, 2009 at 9:53 am
wonderful Patrick. I was familiar with this, but I still love reading about it.
Neva Flores
On December 25, 2009 at 2:21 pm
So very fascinating. I am familiar with some of this but this told so much more.
MMV Abad
On December 25, 2009 at 7:33 pm
What a chilling tale of a cut hand. Enjoyed the read.