Changes: Rasheed Sallam

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Rasheed Sallam was an Egyptian archaeologist and a member of Howard Carter's team during the excavation of the Tomb of Kha in May 1908. As a friend of T. E. Lawrence's, he welcomed Lawrence and Helen Seymour and Indiana Jones to the dig site, and later encouraged Bassam Ghaly to get the men back to work.

After the Tomb of Kha was opened, a hidden chamber emitted dangerous gases. Needing to let the gases dissipate overnight before work could contine, Sallam volunteered to guard the tomb overnight to prevent unauthorized entry.

He was murdered by Demetrios to cover the robbery of the Jackal headpiece from the tomb. To help destroy evidence, and blame the death on the curse of Kha, Demetrios also burned Sallam's body. As a Muslim^[1], this was an additional offense to Sallam's, as Islam prohibits cremation.

Sallam's disappearance was discovered later that night by Lawrence, who woke up the rest of the team. Exploring the tomb, they found Sallam's burned body as well as some clues to the murder.

Behind the scenes

Rasheed Sallam was played by Tariq Alibai.
His name is spelled Rashid in the comic adaptation.

Appearances

Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal → My First Adventure
Young Indiana Jones in the Curse of Kha
Egypt, May 1908 (comic)
Mexico, March 1916 (comic) (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

↑ In Egypt, May 1908 (comic), T. E. Lawrence claims that the late Rasheed, was Muslim.

[1] In Egypt, May 1908 (comic), T. E. Lawrence claims that the late Rasheed, was Muslim.

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 |birth=
 |death=Tomb of Kha, [[1908]]
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