The Mummy

In the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes in the thirteenth century BC the high priest and guardian of the dead Imhotep sneaking around with a concubine of the Pharaoh SETI I named Ansunamun. Caught by the Pharaoh, they are killing it. Ansunamun to save her beloved from the wrath of the personal guards of the Pharaoh – mediev, appears to be the only culprit and kills himself. Imhotep under cover of night, secretly steals her body, and together with the faithful priests sent to the city of the dead and the main treasure of Egypt Hamunaptra to perform the ceremony of the resurrection, not fearing the wrath of the gods. Using the black Book of the Dead and five sacred canopic jars with the organs of Ansunamun, Imhotep manages to regain her soul from the afterlife, but medjai who followed Imhotep and his supporters do not allow you to bring the rite to the end. Ansunamun soul returns to the underworld. As punishment for the unpardonable sacrilege of the priests of Imhotep mummified alive, and Imhotep himself is sentenced to the curse of the "Hom-Dai", the horrible ancient torture, which since then no one dared to repeat. Imhotep cut out your tongue and bury him alive in a sarcophagus under the statue of the deity Anubis, condemning to eternal torment. Medjai and their descendants set myself the goal to prevent the return of Imhotep from the dead, because if that happens, possessing secular power, the power of the ancient Sands, and the glory of invincibility, he will bring down to Earth and all of humanity a wave of death and destruction.

In 1923, the American captain Rick O'connell is in the squad of the French Foreign Legion in the territory of Hamunaptra, not knowing about the evil that lurks beneath it. The town is attacked Arabs, commander of the French Foreign Legion is leaving and leaves Rick in charge. O'connell leads fellow Legionnaires, but during the battle the Arabs kill all but two, the O'connell and a man named Beni Gabor. O'connell shoots the Arabs pistols, but he runs out of ammo. The Arabs are driving him into a corner, but can't fire, as their horses something are frightened; they leave Hamunaptra, leaving O'connell alone, hoping that it will collide with whatever is in the sand. Running away in the desert, O'connell notices a group of men on horseback watching him in the distance – mediev who decide not to kill him, believing that he will not survive in the desert.

Three years later, Rick is in prison and awaiting execution, but it gets the librarian Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan and her brother Jonathan. They want to know the way to the ancient city of the dead.

On the way to the target the travelers meet an American group of treasure hunters, led by Beni Gabor, a deserter from the squad of Rick. The Americans are also heading to Hamunaptra. Upon arrival, they meet mediev under the leadership Ardeth Bey, who asked the travellers to leave the city, warning of the dangers that are lurking. However, the two expeditions continue to excavate and find the sarcophagus, the book of the Dead and canopy with remaining organs Ansunamun. Out of curiosity Evelyn reads aloud the page of the ancient book and, not knowing awakens Imhotep. To finish the job and be reunited with Ansunamun, an animated mummy, bearing the Ten plagues of Egypt, wishes to be reborn to haunt the members of the expedition, disturbing her peace. Imhotep helps benny, counting on a generous reward.

Looking for a way to stop Imhotep Rick Evelyn and Jonathan meet Ardeth Bay in the Museum. He hypothesizes that Imhotep wants to resurrect Ansunamun and planned to do so by sacrificing Evelyn. She believes that if the book of the Dead Imhotep back to life, the Golden Book of Amun-RA can kill him again, and calculates the location of the books: that is hidden under the statue of Horus, God of light. Imhotep pushes them into a corner, using an army of slaves-zombies are created from ordinary people. Evelyn agrees to go with Imhotep, if he will spare the others.

Imhotep, Evelyn and Beni return to Hamunaptra, pursued by Rick, Jonathan, and Ardeth Bay. Imhotep prepares to sacrifice Evelyn, but she is saved after a tense battle with the mummified priests of Imhotep. Evelyn finds the book of Amun-RA and reads it, Imhotep becomes mortal again and Rick kills him with his sword in the stomach. Holding the wound, Imhotep stumbles and enters the River of Death. Rapidly decaying, again he leaves the world of the living, but not before he swears cruel revenge.

At this time, Beni, collecting the treasures of Hamunaptra, accidentally activates an ancient trap, and becomes the prey of flesh-eating scarabs, which instantly eat it. Rick, Jonathan and Evelyn are selected from Hamunaptra, the city of the dead is drawn in the sand ruins. They fit Ardeth Bay, who also managed to escape, and tells the heroes that defeating Imhotep, they have earned the respect and gratitude of mediev. Blessed them, Ardeth Bay leaves to your people.

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