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Mummy Movies, TV Shows and Books The Mummy (1999): Starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, this action-packed adventure follows an ancient Egyptian priest who is resurrected from the dead, and seeks to unleash a deadly curse on the living. The Mummy Returns (2001): In this sequel to The Mummy, an ancient Egyptian ruler is resurrected and seeks revenge on the descendants of the people who wronged him centuries ago. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008): In this third installment of the Mummy franchise, an ancient Chinese emperor is resurrected and seeks to conquer the world. The Mummy: Curse of the Dragon (2012): An ancient Chinese curse brings a long-forgotten emperor back to life, and he seeks to unleash a deadly plague on the world. The Mummy (2017): Starring Tom Cruise, this reboot of the franchise follows an ancient Egyptian princess who is resurrected and seeks to unleash a deadly plague on the world. The Mummy (novel): Written by Anne Rice, this novel follows a young archaeologist who uncovers the secrets of an ancient Egyptian tomb, and must face the consequences of releasing an ancient mummy. The
Takabuti was the first Egyptian mummy to be brought to Ireland. After the Napoleonic Wars there was a brisk trade in Egyptian mummies. She was brought to Belfast in 1834 by Thomas Greg of Ballymenoch House, Holywood, Co Down. Her hieroglyphs were deciphered by a leading Egyptologist from Ireland, Dr Edward Hincks, of Killyleagh, Co…
1835 – The coffin of mummy, Takabuti, was opened and the unrolled in Belfast Natural History Society’s museum at College Square North. Takabuti was a married woman who reached an age of between twenty and thirty years. She lived in the Egyptian city of Thebes at the end of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt. Her mummified body and…