Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir (born 1897) was an Egyptian digger and ''the best digger of Egypt''. Sallah was a good friend of American archaeologist Indian Jones.
Biography[]
Early years[]
Sallah was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1897, Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir was named after Salah al-Din, and developed an interest in archaeology at an early age. When his father died in 1912, Sallah became responsible for supporting his mother, four brothers and six sisters. In 1913, he met Indiana Jones for the first time. Together they became the first in thousands of years to step inside the rediscovered tomb of Tutankhamun — almost a decade before its official discovery at the hands of Howard Carter. He spoke Arabic, English, Italian and French.
1936[]
In 1936, he helped Jones to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis did it. He worked as a digger in the German expedition in Tanis They learned that the Nazis were digging in the wrong location for the Ark of the Covenant, so Sallah and Jones infiltrated the Nazi dig, and they discovered the real location of the Well of Souls, where the Ark was kept. Although he was reluctant, Sallah joined Jones in the snake-infested tomb, and they found and moved the Ark to the surface.
However, the Nazis discovered the secret dig and captured the Ark and Sallah. They also threw Marion into the tomb with Jones, and sealed it shut. A young soldier was ordered by Colonel Herman Dietrich to execute Sallah, and he was taken to a secluded area, but the soldier was morally incapable of murdering an innocent person just because he was given orders to do so, and let Sallah go. Jones and Marion escaped, however, and the archaeologist told Sallah to secure some transportation back to England. He made a deal with the captain of the Bantu Wind, a tramp steamer, for bringing Jones, Marion, and the Ark back to the States. Bidding farewell to his friends at the docks, he received a kiss from Ravenwood, which prompted him to sing A British Tar as he returned home.
1938[]
Two years later, Sallah, Jones, Jones' father and Marcus Brody worked together to find The Holy Grail in Iskenderun. Sallah failed in rescuing Marcus Brody from the Nazis, who captured him for the map that lead to the Holy Grail. Sallah took Jones and his father, Henry Jones Sr. to the Nazi convoy in his brother-in-law's car. He later tried secure some camels for the trip back home as compensation after the Nazis blew up the car but lost them along the way. Sallah took care of Henry Jones Sr. after he was shot by Walter Donovan. Sallah rode away with the others on horseback into the sunset and he went back to his home in Cairo.
1969[]
In 1969, Sallah lived in New York City as an emigrant and taxi driver. There he met again his old friend Indiana Jones.
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