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#Discover_In_History Is There Any Truth to the Curse of Tutankhamun/the Curse of the Pharaohs? There is no truth to the famous Curse of the Pharaohs which gained notoriety after the archaeologist Howard Carter opened the Tomb of Tutankhamun in November of 1922 CE. Of the 58 people present when the tomb and sarcophagus were opened, only eight died within the next twelve years, and all of the quite reasonable and rational causes had nothing to do with the tomb. The myth of the Curse of Tutankhamun began in 1923 CE when the bestselling writer Marie Corelli (l. 1855-1924 CE) sent a letter to the magazine New York World quoting from an ancient text she claimed to own which warned of terrible consequences for any who disturbed the tombs of the kings of Egypt. Corelli was a popular novelist at the time, and her letter received a great deal of attention. #Pharaoh_Tut_Ankh_Amun
