However, the curse of the Hom-Dai meant that Imhotep would become a plague upon mankind if he were ever released or resurrected, so the Medjai and their descendants kept a constant watch over Hamunaptra (where Imhotep was buried) for over three thousand years afterward to ensure that no outsider would ever find the city and thereby risk bringing Imhotep back to life. As punishment for their sacrilege, the priests were mummified alive, while Imhotep himself had to endure the Hom-Dai for murdering the pharaoh: the worst of all ancient Egyptian curses, which involved having his tongue cut out and being mummified and buried alive along with flesh-eating scarab beetles. However, he was interrupted by the Medjai before the ritual could be completed. Imhotep and his priests then stole her body and took it to Hamunaptra, the "City of the Dead", where he intended to resurrect her using the Black Book of the Dead. He helps her assassinate Pharaoh Seti I, and she kills herself to avoid capture by the royal Medjai guards, intending for Imhotep to resurrect her afterwards. He carries on an affair with Anck-Su-Namun, the Pharaoh's mistress whom other men are forbidden to touch. Imhotep is the High Priest during the reign of Seti I. ~ Imhotep promising Beni Gabor fine rewards.