Judge, 1913-03-08 · page 14 of 24
Judge — March 8, 1913 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page illustrates an ancient Egyptian wedding scene discovered in a tomb, presented as a historical curiosity. The accompanying text describes a wooden tablet depicting a marriage ceremony from around 3000 B.C., which the author claims to have found while exploring Egyptian tombs. The illustration shows silhouetted figures in Egyptian style: a priest tying a ceremonial knot, the bride and groom, and hieroglyphic elements. The satire's point—indicated by the final line "And still we are looking for something new!"—is that despite humanity's fascination with ancient civilizations and their supposed wisdom, we keep rediscovering the same basic human rituals (like marriage) across millennia. The joke suggests that even 5,000 years later, weddings remain fundamentally unchanged, undermining any notion of progress or novelty in human customs.
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