Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt (alleged event)

The Curse of Tutankhamun

Folklore — not a documented case

After Tutankhamun's tomb was opened in 1922, the death of Lord Carnarvon, who funded the dig, gave rise to the legend of the 'pharaoh's curse', one of the world's most famous curse stories.

In November 1922 the archaeologist Howard Carter found the almost untouched tomb of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor. It was one of the greatest discoveries in the history of archaeology and drew the attention of the world's press.

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The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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