Marge Simpson lookalike found on Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus
A photograph of an Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus has gone viral for its distinct resemblance to Marge Simpson.
Dating back more than 3000 years, the coffin shows an illustration of a woman with yellow-coloured skin, a green outfit and a blue crown, resembling Marge’s iconic tall hairstyle.
According to a Reddit post which surfaced this week, the tomb is apparently from the “New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty (circa 1186-1069 B.C.)”.
The post also explained how the sarcophagus was for the goddess Nut. “ I’ve seen the other pieces belonging to this grave, I think the parents (the deceased was a 16-year-old girl) may just not have had a lot of money so they did the best they could afford,” explained the Reddit user.
Photo of an upper lid coffin found in newly discovered Egyptian cemetery, dated New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty B.C [1152×1536]
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They continued: “Her shroud is a lot better looking, still in the same wonky style, but so much more attention and love has been put into it. It kinda hits me in the heart every time I see it.”
Many users have taken to the comment section to react to the sarcophagus’ illustration’s resemblance to The Simpsons family matriarch.
One user commented: “Marge?”, to which another replied: “Egypt predicted Simpsons”, seemingly referring to the show’s reputation for seemingly predicting events in the future.
Some of the predictions have included the presidency of Donald Trump, Apple Vision Pro and Greta Thunberg’s climate change speech.
In other news, The Simpsons writer and producer Jay Kogen has dismissed claims made by Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan that the fictional Duff Beer, enjoyed by characters on the animated show, was named after him.
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