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Revenge of the Mummy

I found this picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 from 2004 and it was too good to not share!! As everyone knows, my absolute favorite movie is The Mummy and it was so exciting when the Revenge of the Mummy ride opened at Universal Studios!! One of the ways the ride was promoted was a Statue of Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 at City Walk!!Β 

Revenge of the Mummy
Me standing in front of the Statue of Anubis at Universal Studios Orlando to celebrate the opening of the Revenge of the Mummy ride.

I was about 12 years old in this picture (can you believe I was reading hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ) and finding this picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 brought back the memories of how excited I was to see the Statue of Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 because it was exactly like the one in the movie! I wish this statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 was still at Universal Studios! 

Here is some hieroglyphic vocabulary that is associated with β€œThe Mummy”:

π“‡π“…“π“Š΅π“π“Šͺ – Imhotep

π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 – Anubis

𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 – Book of the Dead

𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾 – Mummy

π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“Ί – Amun-Ra

𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣 – Scarab

I wish this statue was still there – I still don’t know why they would remove such an incredible recreation of a beloved movie prop!

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Why I Love “The Mummy” (1999) So Much!

Another bit of a different post for today!! I want to talk about The Mummy because it is my absolute favorite movie of all time (and I know many of you love it as much as me)!!

I must have been around nine years old (I started studying ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– around six years old) and my mom told me that I β€œhad to watch this movie with her” and that the main girl in the movie was just like me! Now I’m a scaredy cat and I do not like horror movies (and never will) so I remember being very hesitant to watch it.

Once the movie started I couldn’t believe it! Evie was literally just like me! Nerdy, brown hair, clumsy, glasses and could read hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ too!! I related to her so much and I really felt that she was just like me (she is definitely much braver and more adventurous than I am πŸ˜‚). The movie instantly became my favorite movie of all time (and at nine years old I realized Rick O’Connell was the perfect man πŸ˜‚). I honestly cannot put into words just how much this movie has meant to me throughout my whole life. I really can’t think of a way to express it in any of the languages I know!

I have probably seen the movie over 100 times and every time I watch it, the movie brings me incredible joy. Not only did I relate to Evie, but she also inspired me to keep studying Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– and hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ because I really did want to be as amazing as her (and of course make Nonno proud). My Nonno also loved the movie, and not only is it my favorite, but it is also the entire family’s favorite! We also LOVE the ride at Universal Studios (which is where I am in the picture). The movie has had an incredible influence on my life and I am forever grateful that it was made (I also love The Mummy Returns)!!

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The Mummy

This post is a little bit different for today but that’s okay! I have had this picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 in my drafts for a while!

I don’t think that anyone is surprised to hear that my absolute favorite movie of all time is The Mummy (and I also love the Mummy Returns too)! I’ll never forget watching the movie for the first time when I was eleven years old with my mom. I related so much to Evie because she could read hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ and loved ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– just like me!! Evie instantly became my favorite movie character, and she still is to this day!

At Universal Studios in Hollywood, I ran into the Golden π“‹žπ“ƒ‰π“ƒ‰π“ƒ‰ Book 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 of Amun-Ra π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“Ί from the movie and felt like I met a celebrity (you can definitely see how happy I am in this picture)!! Even though the Golden Book of Amun-Ra and the Book of the Dead (as it is in the movie at least) does not exist historically, they are still such fun and iconic movie props – I always wanted one of my own!

Let’s learn some actual vocabulary associated with the movies!
π“‹žπ“ƒ‰π“ƒ‰π“ƒ‰ – Gold
𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 – Papyrus Roll (Book)
π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“Ί – Amun-Ra
𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾 – Mummy

While the movies are obviously not historically accurate, The Mummy and the Mummy Returns are my absolute favorite movies so I wanted to make this post about how much I love them! My Nonno really enjoyed them too and we would watch them together! He was always so disappointed that he couldn’t ride Revenge of the Mummy because we all loved it so much (it’s a rollercoaster and he was too old to ride it safely).