Welcome back everyone to Most Amazing Top 10, my name is Danny Burke and todays video
is the Top 10 Scary Ancient Egyptian Urban Legends.
In todays video, were going to Egypt and going way back in time, thousands of years ago - the
land of the pharaohs, the pyramids and rumours of ancient curses.
What did these people believe about life, the afterlife, and what creepy stories have
happened since then?
Lets find out.
Starting off at number 10 we have The Retainer Sacrifice.
During the 1st Dynasty in Egypt, about 5000 years ago, people practiced a verY particular
form of human sacrifice.
When a pharaoh or other noble died, their servants would also be killed so that they
could serve them in the afterlife.
Back then, the ancient egyptians centered their whole culture and religion on the life
to come.
The pharaohs wanted to live as they had done in life - being served by those who had served
them, surrounded by luxury and a life of ease.
Thats why they they were always buried with great treasures and, in the early days, they
were surrounded by the bodies of their servants.
Its thought that most, if not all the servants were actually more than willing to be sacrified.
Its thought that they may have seen being sacrificed at their kings death the only way
to secure eternal life, which afterall, was the whole purpose of life to begin with.
Thats not to say they wouldnt feel the fear any of us would if we knew we were about to
be sacrificed.
Next up at number 9 we have the Spinning Artifact.
In 2013, a story went viral from Manchester Museum in England.
Locked behind a glass cabinet, an ancient Egyptian statue had been inexplicably spinning
in place.
Even though nobody could touch it, the statue was spinning throughout the day, none of the
other statues nearby were.
It was a 10 inch statue of Neb-Sanu which dates back nearly 4000 years ago and was found
in a mummys tomb.
This time lapse video shows it turning during the day but at night, it remained still.
As the story travelled, many people came to visit it and see this cursed object for themself.
Some pointed to the ancient egyptian belief that if a mummy is destroyed, a statue like
this can act as an alternative vessel for the spirit.
So, was this statue really holding the spirit of a 4000 year old Mummy?
Well, some still think so but it appears the spinning was actually caused by vibrations
from buses and people walking through the museum.
Since this, they glued the statue down - and it hasnt moved any more, for now at least.
Next up at number 8 we have The Burning.
The Ancient Egyptians believed that Ra was the God of Sun and that he created the world.
He was revered and worshipped by the ancient egyptians.
Thats why it was very serious if someone vandalized or robbed a temple that was dedicated to him.
Those that were found guilty of disrespecting the Sun Gods were burned alive.
For the ancient egyptians, this was seen as the ultimate insult to a persons humanity
as their spirit would have nothing to dwell in.
Next up at number 7 we have King Tuts Curse.
King Tut is the name for Tutankhamun, also known as the Boy King.
In 1923, this young pharaoh's tomb was discovered by two archaeologists by the name of Howard
Carter and Lord Carnarvon.
They found an inscription on the entrance to the tomb with these chilling words: Death
shall come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the King.
The archaeologists did not heed the warning though and entered the tomb.
There they found treasures beyond anything that had been found before.
The artifacts were taken out, along with Tutankhamun's Mummy, and sent off to museums around the
world.
6 weeks after this, Lord Carnarvon died.
He was only the first though, after that, relatives of the people who opened the tomb
kept dying in mysterious circumstances.
One case involved their personal secretary being found dead in her bed which in turn
drove her father to suicide.
In total, there were 11 deaths that have been linked to King Tuts curse.
Some say they were just coincidences, others say there may be something to the curses of
the ancient Egyptians …
Moving on to number 6 we have we have The Priest Ghost.
In 2017, Ghost Hunters caught what they believed to be the spirit of an Ancient Egyptian priest
on camera, right next to his tomb.
Ghost hunting couple Sean Reynolds and Rebecca Palmer were standing near the tomb of a priest
called Nsyamun.
He lived in Ancient Egypt over 3000 years ago and his tomb is now in Leeds City Museum
in England.
They set up electrical readers to pick up energy signals and were starting to get quite
freaked out when this happened.
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Just as Rebecca reported seeing an orb on her camera, a shadow of a person is seen darting
across the floor towards the tomb.
They said the top of the shadow was in the shape of a pointed hood and it walked straight
into the tomb.
They believe it could the spirit of the priest, lost and wandering after its tomb has been
moved thousand of miles away.
Moving on to number 5 we have The Great Pyramids.
These are perhaps some the most famous landmarks left by the ancient egyptians.
They are tombs of pharohs, meant to help them reach the afterlife and become gods.
As such, its no surprise that some of them have soem haunted stories attached to them.
Many eye witness reports have recorded a man and his 3 children roaming around the Great
Pyramids looking for something - who knows what.
Some have presumed he is searching for his wife and the mother of his children.
Another creepy stories involving the haunting of the pyramids is Pharoh Khufu himself emerging
from the pyramid where he is buried.
He is dressed in traditional ancient Egyptian armor, he appears at midnight and walks the
streets, visiting houses and telling the inhabitants to leave the area.
If ghosts have unfinished business to linger around, it looks like Khufu has some serious
unfinished business left.
Next up at number 4 we have The Confession.
In Ancient Egypt, Police Brutality was an everyday occurrence, it wasnt a bad thing
that people would protest about - it was just the way things were, it was the norm.
When it came to extracting confessions from criminals, nothing was too far.
Torture was a common method.
Torture victims were forced to name accomplices incrimes, to reveal the hiding place of stolen
goods, and to describe the methods used in a crime.
Information on methods allowed the authorities to strengthen security measures.
The most common torture method was called the bastinado which involved beating the bottom
of the foot with a stick.
Moving on to number 3 we have The Titanic.
Some people believe that an Ancient Egyptian curse is responsible for sinking the titanic.
The story goes like this: there was once a Mummy Board called the unlucky mummy, it wasnt
actually a mummy at all.
It was a painted wooden mummy board of an identified woman.
When it was moved to the British Museum in London, staff began to report strange goings
on.
They would hear loud banging coming from the artifact.
One man took a photograph of it and the picture looked nothing like this real thing.
Its eyes stared furiously out of them picture and were described as malevolent.
A few weeks later the photographer died in mysterious circumstances.
A while later, one of the guards whos job it was to watch over the board also died.
As the creepy stories mounted, the museum was said to get so sick of the stories that
they sold it to an American archaeologist.
And so, in 1912, he set sail with the mummy board from England to America - the ship was
the titanic.
Some believe the mummy board was responsible for the sinking of the titanic, others say
it never left England.
Still an interesting story either way.
Next up at number 2 we have The Mummy Ghosts.
In 1699, Louis Penicher talked about one of the first mummy curses in his book called
-Treatise on Embalming- … he told the story of a Polish man who had purchass two mummies
from Alexandria in Egypt, hoping to study them for medican purposes.
As he was sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, he began to have visions of two ghosts.
They kept appearing on the boat and would keep pace no matter how fast or slow they
went.
They could never catch up to them, but they could never lose them.
The man ordered the crew to throw the mummies into the sea, despite the fact that he had
just paid a handsome sum for them.
As soon as that happened, it seems the curse was lifted - the clouds parted and the visions
stopped right away!
And finally at number 1 now we have Love Potions.
While they may be resigned to fantasy in our modern times, alchemy, potions and yes, even
love potions were a very real thing for some ancient Egyptians.
They could be used to win over the object of a persons affection or just to cause trouble,
enact revenge, or exploit people with the power the love potion had.
While that may sound interesting, the reality of how to make one is pretty grim.
One recipe involved taking the dandruff from the scalp of a dead person who had been murdered,
mixing that with seven grains of barley buried in the grave of a dead man, a crushing it
together with 10 apple pips.
Then at black dogs blood from a tick, some of your blood and a mans semen.
Crush that all together, put it in a cup of wine, recite a formula and bam, youve got
yourself a love potion - even if it required a lot of death and murder.
Alright guys, I never like to end a video on the words -death and murder- so lets take
a quick look at some of your comments.
Ill be taking these from my Scary French Urban Legends Part 2 … Jeremy Ely says -Hi Danny
these urban legends are pretty creepy and can you please do urban legends of Switzerland?-
… yes, of course I can!
As soon as I saw that, I wondered why we hadnt done that one already so it is now on the
list, I think Ill make that the next one I work on.
You see how easy it is to get videos made by us?
Just ask!
Obviously nothing too weird ....
Next up, Gacha Creations says -I was watching this with my sister and when it said they
shot a wolf according to her I just stared in front of me and breathed deeply and bared
my teeth, apparently after I just fell to the ground and a few seconds got back up.
I asked her why she was looking at me and she said she told me everything.
I said I remembered nothing.- … that is really creepy … Im sorry that me talking
about wolves had that effect on you.
I hope this doesnt happen everytime I talk about some sort of mythical creature, Id hate
to see what youre like if I talk about zombies or vampires …
Prenom Nom said -Your pronounciation of French words is … terrible!
But I had a good laugh, and this content was mostly new for me (a French native) and interesting.
So merci beaucoup- … OK, fair enogh, I may have butchered a few French words in that
video but sometimes its hard!
I can do basic, common French words quite well but usually when I do these videos they
include place names that I have no clue how to pronounce and there arent many clues online.
Luckily, my Dad speaks fluent French so maybe Ill give him a call next time Im stuck on
a trick French word.
And finally we have chloexgaming who said -I have waited about 6 videos to see if my
comment has popped up on the screen but you guys havent been doing them- … well, Im
sorry Chloe but I hope this can make it up to you, here is me responding to your comment.
I try and pick random ones I find, not necessarily the top comments.
I also like to go for the newest ones first when a video comes out so if you want to appear
in one of these videos, make sure you get your comment in as soon as possible!
If youre reading this, comment now!
Who knows, we could be chatting in my very next video.
And with that, I will say thanks for watching as always guys, my name is Danny Burke and
Ill see you all in the next video!