Tutankhamun and Philomena Cunk with Dr. Joyce Tyldesley
The History of Egypt
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Jungkamun's Curse
The curse story is interesting because it's almost entirely media-generated. Lord Kanalvin's own actions, he expected to be able to claim at least half the contents of the tomb and obviously they were extremely valuable. So before he could get his reward, he would have to finance the excavation. The most famous of them to Jungkamun is languishing in his anti-chamber of all things. He's not even in his sarcophagus anymore. It's a shame he split off from his grave goods.
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