The film The Mummy , which was released four years before The Mummy 's Hand , tells the story of the high priest Imhotep , who is punished for attempting to resurrect a dead lover .
Thousands of years later returns to the Earth as a living mummy .
The film The Mummy , which was released four years before The Mummy 's Hand , tells the story of the high priest Imhotep , who is punished for attempting to resurrect a dead lover , and thousands of years later returns to the Earth as a living mummy .