For his crimes of murdering the pharaoh and using dark magic from the book of the dead, imhotep was executed with mummification, becoming the only known person to be cursed with the homdai, the most evil of all ancient curses. It premiered on kids wb on the wb network on september 22, 2001. Contentsshow history the key was first used by imhotep to unlock the book of the dead to resurrect his lover, anucksunamun. It was during the final words that imhotep vowed that he would destroy seth for what he had done to him. Sphinx received the book when he released the scribe from his stony imprisonment. Oconnor, with arnold vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. The book of the dead was open in the mans hands as he read the curse. The cult of imhotep excavate hamnuaptra to recover imhotep s corpse and the book of the dead, ardeth bay is present and secretly witnesses the cults actions. With brendan fraser, rachel weisz, john hannah, arnold vosloo.
However his main goal was to bring back his lover ancksunamun powers, abilities and weaknesses. Chamberlins withered hands, imhotep took back the book of the dead and the. Her vital organs removed and placed in five canopic jars. The book of amunra was used by evelyn and jonathan to summon and control the mummified soldiers and also to take away the immortality of imhotep. Imhotep arnold vosloo is the title character of the mummy and the mummy returns. Desert flower yandere imhotep x reader epicnessqueen. They are the supporting villains in the mummy returns. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Hamunaptra is a fictional egyptian city that first made its appearance in the 1999 film the mummy. It is a remake loosely based on the 1932 film of the same title and stars brendan fraser, rachel weisz, john hannah, and kevin j. He awakens by the read of the book of the dead, and he wakes up bringing a powerful curse. How did seth become a powerhungry god who wants to destroy everything that mankind has created. While the expedition was at hamunaptra, the book of amunra was never found, but its counterpart, the book of the dead, was, and the book of the dead was used to resurrect by mistake the ancient cursed mummy imhotep, who arose and brought back the ten plagues of egypt.
Scrolling through imhoteps book of the dead the metropolitan. Imhotep read from the book of the dead as the soul of ancksunamun emerged once again from the underworld and merged back into her mummified remains, and came back to life. Connie wrote in wanting to know how to replicate the mechanism that, in the movie, is used to unlock the book s cover. Imhotep is the main antagonist of the 1932 classic horror film the mummy as well as its 1999 remake and that films 2001 sequel, the mummy returns.
This is a video short of my props from my favorite movies the mummy and the mummy returns. Finally, imhotep was defeated with a reverse magic, by the book of amunra, who withdrew his powers and took him to the world of the dead. The mummy 410 movie clip the book of the dead 1999 hd. Imhotep, filled with dread, reads from a obooko made out of pure gold. Dracula dracula untold vs imhotep the mummy series. An unexpected person from ricks past emerges from the ashes, jonathan pulled in, and with it all the return of imhotep, bringer of death. Anksunamun soul had been sent deep into the dark underworld. Its counterpart, the book of the dead, was opened using the same puzzle box and contained the reverse incantations to the book of amunra. Imhotep portrayed by arnold vosloo is the main antagonist in the mummy and the mummy returns. For the 1932 film of the same name, see article the mummy 1932.
Despite being at the orders of the superior mummy imhotep, they proved to be inefficient in combat against rick, being so fragile. He was an ancient egyptian priest, the highpriest of osiris, and the adviser to seti i. Strange light suddenly flashes across the faces of the slaves and the egyptian soldiers. Legend says the man was cursed to lay dominate for eternity. Chamberlain steals book of the dead while each of the americans pocket jar before. Imhotep is loosely inspired by the historical figure imhotep, a noted polymath and. The curse that was to turn him into the undead to contniue his fight with seth. Toward the end of the film, the heroes discover another book the. Imhotep had unwrapped ancksunamuns gorgeous, lifeless body and placed her five sacred canopic jars around her. Book of the dead sphinx and the cursed mummy wiki fandom. Imhotep is the first book in a fournovel series about the ancient egyptian architect.
Home of imhotep, pharaohs high priest, keeper of the dead. Never having seen the mummy, i went into research mode and enqueued it from netflix. They are extremely loyal to imhotep, after witnessing how he and anck su namun killed pharaoh seti i, then helping imhotep with the ritual to resurrect anck su namun, and being resurrected by imhotep, they give him a bow by recognizing him, even after he provoked his condemnation. During an archaeological dig 3,000 years later, imhotep is accidentally revived when egyptologist evelyn carnahan rachel weisz reads the book of the dead. The mummy ride revenge of the mummy the ride universal studios hollywood duration. Although another great film, the idiocy of the mummy 1999 continues in the mummy returns. Jan 29, 2015 the mummy book of the dead movie prop replica by. Imhotep then lifted a ceremonial dagger and proclaimed that as evelyn died, his lover would live, and he would be invincible.
Imhotep regenerates himself using the flesh of four thieves who. Imhotep utilized incantations contained in the book to send basket to the castle of uruk with canopic vases. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Name oconnell is the younger sixteen year old sister of rick oconnell. If you need more from the movie, a good start is this book. Imhotep quotes by jerry dubs meet your next favorite book. Mar 25, 2019 name oconnell is the younger sixteen year old sister of rick oconnell. An egyptian book of the dead is a collection of incantations, spells, and prayers. The group finds a tablet in the museum that describes the location of both books, and evelyn deduces that the gold book must be buried beneath the statue of horus. The black book of the dead resurrects the movies mummy, imhotep.
And the book of the dead, with its ornate clasps and. Evelyn searches book of amunra, the solid gold book reportedly capable of away, comes across the remains of imhotep instead team of americans, meanwhile, discover box black book of the dead, accompanied canopic jars carrying ancksunamuns preserved organs. A power he has demonstrated before his mummification, imhotep has the power to resurrect the dead. The mummy, the book of the dead blaring historical inaccuracies. Secrets of the medjai for its second and final season, which began. Imhotep then plucked a canopic jar and the book of the dead from chamberlains death grip. For those reading this later, the original post had imhotep backed by the army of anubis, with only the book of the dead, and with the book of the living assumed to still be lost in the ruins of ahm shere.
The mummy, imhotep, is hunting him so he can get the book, and the canopic jar, and to suck the life out of him, later he found the egyptologist and proceeded to suck the man dry of his organs and fluids, killing him and taking the book and the canopic jar from dr. Toward the end of the film, the heroes discover another book the golden book of amun ra, or the book of life. Evelyn hypothesizes that if the black book of the dead brought imhotep back to life, the gold book of amunra can kill the high priest once again. As rick attempts to hold back imhotep s mummified priests and evy tries elude ancksunamun, jonathan manages to read the inscription on the cover of the book of amunra, and the mummies stop dead in their tracks. The metropolitan museum of art, new york, gift of edward s. Donated to the museum with the harkness collection, 1935. Rights metropolitan museum of art terms and conditions scanner internet archive python library 0. Measuring over 70 feet long, it stretches the entire length of galleries.
Did you catch the brendan fraser version easter egg. It was distributed by universal pictures the mummy returns inspired the 2002 prequel film the scorpion. Imhotep was an ancient egyptian priest, the highpriest of osiris, and the adviser to seti i. Sofia boutella plays a female version of this character named ahmanet in the 2017 remake. The mummy 410 movie clip the book of the dead 1999. For his love, imhotep dared the gods anger by going deep into the city, where he took the black book of the dead from its holy resting place. Imhotep stabbed by rick and fell into the river of death. Imhotep is the main antagonist of the mummy remake franchise being the titular main antagonist of the 1999 action horror film the mummy, one of the two main antagonists alongside mathayus of its 2001 sequel the mummy returns, and a posthumous antagonist in its 2008 sequel the mummy. Evelyn to imhotep spares of the rest of imhotep back on his word and leaves slaves kill the group anyway. Loosely adapted from the classic 1932 horror film starring boris karloff, the mummy is set in egypt, where over 3,000 years ago the high priest imhotep played by arnold vosloo was given the all. The mummy is a 1999 american action horror film written and directed by stephen sommers. He was an egyptian high priest who was cursed and mummified alive when he tried to. List of the mummy film series characters wikipedia.
The book of the dead was in the possession of the scribe when he was trapped inside the cursed palace. Imhotep the book of the living contained sacred incantations that would send the evil dead on a journey into the dark underworld. Evelyn moses the book of the dead brought imhotep back to book of amunra kills him discovering the location of the book, imhotep corners the group an army of slaves. He began an affair with pharaoh setis mistress, ancksunamun, and they murdered the pharaoh when he discovered it. Jonathan orders them to kill ancksunamun, sending imhotep into a rage.
After taking those two artifacts, imhotep opened his mouth to an. Oconnor, with arnold vosloo in the titular role as the reanimated mummy. For the 2017 film of the same name, see article the mummy 2017. It was a lot more dire for the good guys than it is now. In 1290 bc, imhotep was high priest of osiris under the rule of pharaoh seti i. The mummy is a 1999 american adventure film written and directed by stephen sommers and starring brendan fraser, rachel weisz, john hannah and kevin j. With evelyn and the chest in their possession, the cult then drove to the british museum of antiquities, wherein the stockroom they managed to ressurect their fallen master imhotep as well as the mummys on display in the process via a ritual with hafez reading an incantation from the book of the dead, followed by his men bowing and chanting in worship as well as mummies subsequently brought to life. He demonstrated such powers when he resurrected ancksu. During an archaeological dig 3,000 years later, imhotep is accidentally revived when egyptologist evelyn carnahan rachel weisz reads the book of the dead at hamunaptra, where his sarcophagus was. The animated series is an american animated series produced by universal cartoon studios based on the 1999 film of the same name. He thought of the needless worries from his past finding the right clothes for a party, auditioning for school plays, anxiously showing his first drawings to a friend, being late for an appointment, getting into the right school, mispronouncing a word when ordering at a restaurant all of these fears that had seemed.
For ardeth to have united the medjai and stopped the cult from finding imhotep. Needless to say, imhotep without his morning coffeerises in a really bad mood and goes on a vengeful rampage. He was later featured in the 1999 remake and its sequel the mummy returns again as one of the main antagonists. His coffin was found in 19 at the cemetery of meir, and this papyrus, along with a second 35. Probably compiled and reedited during the 16th century bce, the collection included coffin texts dating from c. It not only follows the book, but gives a little more insight behind the characters and events that unfold during the movie that can widen your imagination and perspective of the mummy world. Imhoteps book of coming forth by day, commonly known as a book of the dead, was designed to help imhotep make a successful transition from death to eternal life, and to ensure his safety and wellbeing in the realm of the dead. Oct 02, 2009 we recently had a question from a reader about this prop. Ancksunamuns soul had been sent to the dark underworld, her vital organs removed and placed in five sacred canopic jars. The book of the dead is a quest item in sphinx and the cursed mummy. How is the 2017 mummy film connected to the original. Book of the dead of the priest of horus, imhotep imuthes. The book now in imhoteps possession, imhotep proceeded to emit a.
According to the films, hamunaptra is a hidden city in the desert which is the resting place of imhotep, the 3,000yearold mummy. For his crimes of murdering the pharaoh and using dark magic from the book of the dead, imhotep was punished with death and mummification, becoming the only known person to be cursed with the homdai, the most evil of all ancient curses. He was portrayed by horror legend, boris karloff, in the 1932 film. Book of the dead of the priest of horus, imouthes imhotep. Patricia velasquez as ancksunamun and arnold vosloo as imhotep in the mummy. In both versions, imhotep was an egyptian high priest who was cursed and mummified alive when he tried to resurrect his lost love. Book of the dead, ancient egyptian collection of mortuary texts made up of spells or magic formulas, placed in tombs and believed to protect and aid the deceased in the hereafter. Imhotep was an ancient egyptian priest, the highpriest of osirs, and the adviser to seti i. Mummy awaken desert flower yandere imhotep x reader. The cult was established by a large faction of fanatics that worshipped the ancient. Why is the book of the dead so important to both of them.
The first time he uses this power was after he accidently resurrected by evelyn whom read the book of the dead out loud, where the mummy roars and conjures scarabs and locusts to attack everyone whom present in hamunaptra. The mummy is a rousing, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasureseeking explorers in the sahara desert in 1925. The group finds a tablet in the museum that describes the location of both books, and evelyn deduces that the gold book must be. At night, evelyn takes the book of the dead and reads a page aloud, accidentally awakening imhotep. Imhotep is loosely inspired by the historical figure imhotep, a noted polymath and counselor to the pharaoh djoser in the 27th century bc. The film follows adventurer rick oconnell as he travels to hamunaptra, the city of the dead, with a. Imhotep is the titular antagonist in the 1932 film the mummy.
A collection of ancient egyptian funerary texts from various periods, containing prayers, magic formulas, and hymns to be used by the soul of the deceased for guidance and protection on. For his crimes of murdering the pharaoh and using dark magic from the book of the dead, imhotep was punished with death and mummification, becoming the only known person to be cursed with the homdai, the most. At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of hamunaptra, an american serving in the french foreign legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreck havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his longlost love. Driven mad by jealousy and love, imhotep murdered the pharaoh, and his punishment was to be buried alive and suffer the torment of an eternal life in his wretched tomb. As imhotep began to read from the book of the dead, a. Imhoteps book of the dead the metropolitan museum of art. Stumbling in the dark of an unfinished tomb beneath the sands of saqqara, american tourist tim hope unknowingly passes through a time portal that leads to ancient egypt a time before the sphinx, before the great pyramids of giza, and long before the loss of his beloved addy. The mummy replica movie prop book of the dead, movie props. Jonathan dropped the book in fear and backed into the wall but the mummy abandoned his enterprise the moment he heard his love scream his name. Ancksunamuns vital organs were still fresh, so a human sacrifice would not need be made. Associate curator janice kamrin details one of the highlights of the newly renovated ptolemaic display, imhoteps book of coming forth by day. Apr 04, 2010 imhotep is the first book in a fournovel series about the ancient egyptian architect. In the rachel weisz movie, her character reads a page of the book of the dead aloud, accidentally awakening imhotep, while, according to the radio. Ancksunamun paused her attack as she noticed death arriving on a fourfour marching beat.
This papyrus is inscribed for a priest of the god horus named imhotep. Despite the best efforts of warriors committed to keeping the hidden ruins of hamunaptra a secret and the mummy in his tomb, treasure seekers find the lost city of the dead, read from a book of the dead and, well, wake the dead. The cult of imhotep is an egyptian cult and an evil organization that was led by baltus hafez in 1933 with the intent of aiding their master, the cursed mummy lord imhotep whom the cult themselves also faithfully worships, in ruling the earth forever. This video presents elements from a particular papyrus that belonged to a priest named imhotep. In the original 1932 movie, imhotep was a very powerful mummy, an high priest and a sorcerer. Designed to help the dead achieve an eternal afterlife, it offered protection from evil powers such as serpents, crocodiles, and various demons.