The Mail on Sunday (London, England)

Inside the Mummy's tombs; The pyramids pioneer who has inspired a movie monster.

The Mail on Sunday (London, England) | May 20, 2001 | Copyright

Byline: ANNA MELVILLE-JAMES

ANCIENT Egypt's obsession with the afterlife has earned Hollywood's undying-gratitude over the years.

The mummy Imhotep, originally immortalised on film by Boris Karloff, rises from another cursed burial this week in a new movie The Mummy Returns.

But it's lucky for filmmakers that you can't libel the undead, for in reality Imhotep was one of ancient Egypt's most revered figures - a high priest, scientist, philosopher and demigod.

And it was as the architect of the first pyramid, rather than as a cursed heretic,…

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