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The
Mummy Returns: Historical Background
Was
there really a Scorpion King? |
Yes, according
to hieroglyphics found on a macehead by J.E.Quibell at Hierakonopolis in
1897-98, there was a king known as Scorpion (at least he is associated
with the insect) who lived about that time, perhaps in Dynasty 0 (or 1,
depending on how one dates the dynasties), before Narmer (according to
Peter Clayton in Chronicle
of the Pharaohs).
Existing
evidence, however, suggests that the Scorpion did not unite Upper and
Lower Egypt (most believe that Narmer did that), but the evidence is also
incomplete.
So, this
sketchy information provides the historical background for the movie this
time--and the fantasy that Scorpion made a pact with Anubis.
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