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“A Maldição da Múmia”: relatos na imprensa portuguesa sobre a descoberta do Túmulo de Tutankhamon
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O presente texto, realizado no contexto do nosso projecto de investigação Tutankhamon em Portugal. Relatos na imprensa portuguesa (1922–1939), pretende apresentar a atenção dada pela imprensa nacional à descoberta do túmulo do faraó Tutankhamon, a 4 de Novembro de 1922, por Howard Carter e pelo seu patrocinador Lord Carnarvon e aos factos daí decorrentes, sobretudo durante os anos de 1923 e 1924.
Os jornais e revistas em Portugal noticiaram amplamente não só os trabalhos no túmulo e os artefactos descobertos, como também os episódios, com um cariz fortemente supersticioso, associados à morte do mecenas Lord Carnarvon (5 de Abril de 1923). Pelo conjunto de textos seleccionados, comentamos o tópico fundamental de “a maldição da múmia” que demonstra como autores portugueses ou a tradução de textos estrangeiros expressaram a vontade de fazer chegar o antigo Egipto aos portugueses dos anos 20 do Século XX.
Com a divulgação de notícias quase diárias, a imprensa portuguesa foi um poderoso agente na ampliação do mistério e fascínio que a antiga civilização egípcia exercia sobre os leitores portugueses e, ao mesmo tempo, na transformação do Egipto faraónico numa realidade mais próxima e concreta, embora sem perder a sua carga subjectiva e mítica
This text, written in the scope of our research project Tutankhamon em Portugal. Relatos na imprensa portuguesa (1922-1939), aims to show the importance given by the national press to the discovery of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun by Howard Carter and his patron Lord Carnarvon on the 4th of November of 1922, and the facts that arose from this discovery, especially during the years of 1923 and 1924. The newspapers and the magazines in Portugal widely reported not only the works undertaken on the tomb and the artefacts found there, but also the episodes with a strong superstitious nature linked to the death of the patron Lord Carnarvon (5th of April of 1923). Through a selection of texts concerning the topic of “the curse of the mummy”, we intend to show how the Portuguese authors, or the translation of foreign texts, expressed the keenness in bringing the ancient Egypt to the Portuguese public in the 20s of the 20th century. With the almost daily spread of news, the Portuguese press was a powerful agent in magnifying the mystery and the fascination that the ancient Egyptian civilization had upon the Portuguese readers. At the same time, it helped transforming the pharaonic Egypt into a closer and concrete reality, never losing, though, its subjective and mythical side.
This text, written in the scope of our research project Tutankhamon em Portugal. Relatos na imprensa portuguesa (1922-1939), aims to show the importance given by the national press to the discovery of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun by Howard Carter and his patron Lord Carnarvon on the 4th of November of 1922, and the facts that arose from this discovery, especially during the years of 1923 and 1924. The newspapers and the magazines in Portugal widely reported not only the works undertaken on the tomb and the artefacts found there, but also the episodes with a strong superstitious nature linked to the death of the patron Lord Carnarvon (5th of April of 1923). Through a selection of texts concerning the topic of “the curse of the mummy”, we intend to show how the Portuguese authors, or the translation of foreign texts, expressed the keenness in bringing the ancient Egypt to the Portuguese public in the 20s of the 20th century. With the almost daily spread of news, the Portuguese press was a powerful agent in magnifying the mystery and the fascination that the ancient Egyptian civilization had upon the Portuguese readers. At the same time, it helped transforming the pharaonic Egypt into a closer and concrete reality, never losing, though, its subjective and mythical side.
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Recepção da antiguidade Tutankhamon Imprensa portuguesa Antigo Egipto “maldição da múmia” Reception of antiquity Portuguese press Ancient Egypt “curse of the mummy”
Citation
Sales, José das Candeias; Mota, Susana - “«A Maldição da Múmia”. Relatos na imprensa portuguesa sobre a descoberta do Túmulo de Tutankhamon» in Cadmo 28. Revista de História Antiga do Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Instituto Oriental, 2019, pp. 93-116
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Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa