The drawings inside the coffin are quite unusual, yet they are said to resemble a beloved character from a popular modern animated series.
According to the Daily Mail on June 20, archaeologists have opened a coffin dating back over 3,500 years, believed to belong to the daughter of a high-ranking Egyptian priest.
Inside the coffin, the well-preserved mummy is adorned with a mask and wears a beaded dress, reflecting her noble status.
Strange drawing on the back of a 3,500-year-old coffin lid (photo: Daily Mail).
Notably, the inner side of the coffin lid features a bizarre illustration depicting a tall woman dressed in blue with erect hair. Surrounding her are 12 small girls depicted in a kneeling position.
Many believe that this drawing closely resembles Marge Simpson – the character from the famous American animated series The Simpsons (first aired in 1989), characterized by her yellow skin, green dress, and upright blue hair.
“Is that Marge Simpson? Ancient Egyptians predicted The Simpsons,” one commenter wrote on social media platform Reddit.
“Finally, there’s something predicting The Simpsons instead of the show predicting everything,” another added.
According to the Daily Mail, the series “The Simpsons” is not only famous in the United States but also globally recognized for its numerous scenes that are considered to “predict the future.”
In 1997, in the episode “Lisa’s Sax” (from The Simpsons), the character Marge Simpson reads a book titled “Curious George and the Ebola Virus.”
In 2000 and 2014, Ebola outbreaks in Africa resulted in thousands of deaths.
In 2000, in the episode “Bart to the Future,” Bart mentions that America is facing economic difficulties after President Donald Trump’s term.
In 2016, businessman Trump unexpectedly won the U.S. presidency.
Marge Simpson character in The Simpsons series (photo: Daily Mail).
However, scientists state that the drawing on the Egyptian coffin lid has no connection to The Simpsons.
The mummy in the coffin is believed to be Tadi Ist – the daughter of a high priest named Djehouti who lived in the region of El-Ashmunein, approximately 250 km south of Cairo (the capital of Egypt). The illustration on the coffin lid depicts Tadi Ist’s journey to the afterlife.
The 12 girls surrounding Tadi Ist are thought to symbolize the 12 hours of the day (the ancient Egyptians divided the day into 12 hours).
“Each hour of the day is represented by a unique illustration,” said Mostafa Waziry, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, discussing the drawings on the coffin.
In addition to Tadi Ist’s coffin, archaeologists also discovered the coffin of Nany, a servant of the priest Djehouti.
