
National Geographic: Mysteries of Egypt
- Year:
- 1998
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No land on Earth possess
more wonders than Egypt
wonders long hidden
but revealed occasionally
in a glint of gold
or a curious tale.
Worshipped as the son of Re,
the Sun god
he was a pharaoh of Egypt
We don't know how he died,
only that his death was
sudden and mysterious.
His body was preserved
in the manner of other pharaohs
coffin to prepare him
for his final journey
into the world of the dead.
The rituals had to be finished
before his father
the Sun,
descended into darkness.
So this young pharaoh
was secured in his tomb
surrounded by kingly treasures
and his seal was pressed
into its entrance.
From that time on
it was to be a place of peace
hidden and undisturbed
throughout eternity.
This young King's name
was Tutankhamen.
For 3,000 years,
King Tut and his tomb
in the Valley of the Kings
remained concealed
beneath shifting sands.
Other tombs were discovered
and completely pillaged
but not his.
Believing he could find it,
an Englishman named
Howard Carter mounted
five arduous expeditions
but they yielded nothing.
In 1922, he returned to
Egypt for a sixth attempt.
That year he brought a
beautiful canary
to brighten his spirits.
the Golden Bird and told Carter
it would bring them good luck.
But as work began success seemed
a remote prospect.
And time was running out.
Carter's benefactor,
Lord Canarvon
was an English earl
fascinated by Egypt
but even he was losing faith...
and had threatened
to cut off the money.
Yet Carter persisted
knowing that
if found intact
the tomb would be filled
with amazing artifacts
that would help us peer
through the shadows of time
splendor long lost
to glimpse our very beginnings.
but I want to know more.
You live here and
I know you can tell me
the real story.
About?
Well, my friends want me
to ask about the "curse"
how anyone who entered
King Tut's tomb...
...will have some terrible
things happen to them.
Yes, yes, I know.
I don't know if I believe it.
But will you tell me about it?
So the pharaohs, the tombs
the monuments
the great civilization
who built them
you are not interested in?
But the Mummy's curse you find...
Exciting!
Yes, I can see that.
All right then.
But first we must
take a trip together.
Where will we start then?
At the source, of course.
The source of the Nile.
It is the longest river on Earth,
crossing nearly half
the continent.
It is born of two rivers
the White Nile
which rises near Lake Victoria
and heads north
through Uganda-and
the Blue Nile
which descends from the
highlands of Ethiopia.
They meet in the
desert of Sudan,
forming the main trunk
of the Nile.
By the time it drains
into the Mediterranean Sea
its waters have journeyed
more than 4,000 miles.
To the outside world
was an enduring mystery.
But to the ancient Egyptians,
the source was clear:
the Nile flowed
from the realm of the gods.
But what has the Nile
to do with mummies and curses?
Everything.
There would be no mummies,
no ancient Egypt-in fact,
You see,
Egypt without the Nile
is a desert...
suitable for
camels and scorpions,
but not great civilizations.
It's only here along the
flood plain of the Nile
that the desert's heat
is softened...
and arid sand is turned
to rich farmland.
Nourished and irrigated
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