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Story of Flying Mummy


Wed 23 Jan 2019 | 05:32 PM
Ali Abu Dashish

By Ali Abu Dashish and Salma Yassin

CAIRO, Jan. 23 (SEE)-Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian archaeologist, said that over the past 40 years he heard a lot of true and false stories about Pharaohs, especially Egyptian mummies which still form a fertile material for rumors and legends.

He added, "Despite the progress in Egyptology, we still unable to decipher the ancient Egyptian civilization and its secrets".

Hawass pointed out to an essay he read years ago in “Weekly Wadler News” American magazine, under the title of “The Hanging Mummy”.

The essay narrated the story of an Egyptian mummy dating back to 2500 years ago, and located in Saqqara area.

“On daily basis, this mummy leaves its tomb and flies in the air –about a meter high and for 8 hours-, then turns back and stays in its tomb for 16 hours”, the essay writer stated.

The writer added that, a group of Italian, French and Egyptian scientists tried to comprehend this mummy and the reason behind leaving its tomb.

They detected that after flying in the air, the mummy rotates slowly in a circular motion around its tomb, which seems to be a pattern of wakefulness and sleep.

Regretfully, scientists failed to know the scientific reason behind the mummy’s first-of-its-kind actions, so they brought a British magician, to indicate whether a certain trick was performed from one of the archaeologists.

The magician couldn’t find any wires or magnets -around the tomb- that can drive mummy to fly high.

Thus, scientists asserted this mummy belongs to an Egyptian priest who may know pharaohs’ secrets.

Furthermore, they said it's likely for the "Ka" which means the "soul", to be sent to the afterlife if mummification done in a right way.

On the other hand, if mummification is done improperly, this cause souls to fly in the air.

Dr. Hawass finally stated that, he is waiting for the film currently produced by the above mentioned group of scientists, to see how mummies fly high.