The Screaming Mummy of Egypt
The Screaming Mummy of Egypt
The Screaming Mummy of Egypt When archaeologists opened a sealed tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, they expected silence. Instead, what they found left them rattled.
The Screaming Mummy of Egypt
Inside lay a mummy — mouth frozen in a scream, body twisted in pain. Unlike the peaceful appearance of most royal mummies, this one looked terrified
The Screaming Mummy of Egypt
Historians named him the “Screaming Mummy.” Who was he?
The Screaming Mummy of Egypt
For years, no one knew. But after DNA tests and research, many believe he was Pentawer, the son of Pharaoh Ramses III — who had joined a plot to kill his own father.
The Screaming Mummy of Egypt
The plot failed. Pentawer was forced to take his own life, possibly by poison — a shameful end for a prince.
The Screaming Mummy of Egypt
Because of his crime, he was buried without the usual rituals. No honor. No blessing. Just a cursed tomb — and a scream that still haunts the ancient world.
The Screaming Mummy of Egypt
Thousands of years later, his agony still speaks.