The Khopesh is a Canaanite weapon while the Scorpion King is a pharaoh of Upper Egypt alone (southern Egypt). Considering that the Old Kingdom's technology was more advanced that the pre-dynastic era of the Scorpion King, this would likely even more true.Ĭ. Maces, spears and daggers are the primary weapon of Old Kingdom army to conserve the use of metal in weaponry (copper at this time). Prior the New Kingdom period, bronze had been produced in Egypt but was extremely expensive and seldom used by an entire army.ī. However, large-scale domestic production of bronze objects in Egypt did not begin until 2000 years after the movie during the New Kingdom period. Scorpion Macehead - Source: Ashmolean MuseumĢ) Weapons: The Scorpion King and his army wields a bronze swords called the Khopesh and protected by armor.Ī. However, the date of the movie's setting would be somewhat consistent with the estimated reigns of the two Scorpion Kings. However, little is actually known in archaeology regarding the Scorpion Kings (note the plural, there are actually TWO in ancient Egyptian history). ^^ġ) The Scorpion King: In The Mummy Returns, the Scorpion King was described to be a warrior-king who wanted to conquer the world. If you see something that you doubt as you can watching, just pause & check the list. This list is organized in a chronological order according to the movie. If you are interested in those historical inaccuracies as well, you can check it out at. For example, the wrong appearance of the Book of the Dead or the depicting of Seti I have already been stated in a previous post. Mistakes that were present in the previous movie I did not bother listing out.
Here is a list of historical inaccuracies I noticed in The Mummy Returns. After delineating the historical inaccuracies of The Mummy, I have decided to write one for the recent The Mummy trilogy.
However, Egyptian history, religion and culture is often misrepresented in the films. The Mummy franchise, revived in 1999 with the release of The Mummy marked a new beginning for films inspired by ancient Egyptian culture.
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