In ancient Egypt, high priest Imhotep started aforbidden relationship with Anck Su Namun, Pharaoh Seti's Mistress.When Seti finds out about what's going on, Imhotep and his loved onestab him, but can't escape the trustworthy guards: Anck Su Namnunchooses to commit suicide while Imhotep is bestowed with the Hom-Dai,the most feared curse of all: He is mummified alive in Hamunaptra, thecity of the Dead. More than thirty-six centuries later, in 1923, to beexact, adventurer Rick leads Egyptologist Evelyn and her brotherJohnathan to mysterious Hamunaptra. While Johnathan is keen on findingthe legendary Egyptian treasures, Evelyn wants to search for the Bookof the Living, which would clarify a lot in historical knowledge aboutthe ancient Egyptians. Unfortunately, they and a rivaling group ofcareless American adventurers free Imhotep's mummy from his eternalprison. Now, with the ancient and quite agile high priest on the loose,the adventurers and scientists face not only a dangerous enemy, butalso a massive threat to today's world: Imhotep wants to bringAnkh-su-namun back to life by using Evelyn's body, but he also wants torid the world of the disbelieving crowd of democracy-supporters to beable to enforce his tyrannic dictatorship.

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