Headdresses In Ancient Egypt

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Pharaohs have been a trademark of history for many years, and especially a trademark of the Egyptian history. Pharaoh is the title that was used for monarchs of Ancient Egypt, which also resembled their greatness and power. Another aspect that resembled them was the fact that they wore headdresses. There were two types of headdresses, the first type was, the Khat headdress, which was used by Den, an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled the 3rd Dynasty. The second type was the “Nemes” headdress, which was used at the time of Djoser’s reign, another ancient Egyptian Pharaoh.

The curse of the Pharaohs, was a curse, believed by some people that whoever afflicts the dead body of an antiquated ancient Egyptian person (mostly pharaohs), and shall
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It was believed that his tomb carried a tremendous but a horrific curse; it was reported that a few members of Carter’s exploration team died after they visited the tomb. As soon as Carter entered the tomb, he witnessed a cobra in a bird cage, and reported that his canary (a type of bird) died that day, he also stated that a cobra broke into his house that day, Which also had a connection with the one who used to attack adversities, the royal cobra that came to life on the king’s head.

People then believed that curses were real, and they could’ve had an effect on their lives, so many people avoided visiting tombs

Table of content:
Introduction: what is a pharos, what do they resemble and the two headdresses they used to wear.
Body 1: introduction to the curse and where did it come from and that it cause illness, bad luck and death. It also didn’t differentiate between people, it was cast on anyone. People thought it was fantasy other thought it was science.
Body 2: The example of Ankhtifi tomb and its effect on people.
Body 3: the things that happened to archeologist Zahi Hawass after he visited the tombs.
Body 4: The effect of opening Tutankhamun’s tomb on Howard Carter.
Conclusion: People believed in the pharos curse and what it can do, so they avoided visiting them. References:

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