Siloam Tunnel
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The Siloam Tunnel is an ancient water channel in Jerusalem, traditionally dated to the reign of King Hezekiah, engineered to secure the city’s water supply by diverting the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siloam Tunnel canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient water tunnel
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | evidence of Iron Age II water engineering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hezekiah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Gihon Spring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pool of Siloam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | limestone bedrock ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | rock-cut tunnel ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important for understanding biblical Jerusalem ⓘ |
| datingMethod |
palaeography of Siloam Inscription
ⓘ
radiocarbon dating of organic material ⓘ |
| discoveredByModernScholars | 19th century explorers ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature |
excavated from both ends
ⓘ
slight gradient for water flow ⓘ |
| function |
aqueduct
ⓘ
defensive water system ⓘ |
| gradient | about 0.6% ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Siloam Inscription NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 1.6 meters average ⓘ |
| inscriptionContent | describes meeting of two teams of diggers ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | ancient Hebrew ⓘ |
| inscriptionScript | Paleo-Hebrew script ⓘ |
| length |
about 1750 feet
ⓘ
about 533 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| managedBy | Israel Nature and Parks Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| nearbySite |
City of David Archaeological Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gihon Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Pool of Siloam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExplorer |
Charles Warren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| possibleBiblicalReference |
2 Chronicles 32:30
ⓘ
2 Kings 20:20 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to divert water into the city during siege
ⓘ
to secure Jerusalem’s water supply ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristActivity | wet walking tour ⓘ |
| traditionalDating | reign of King Hezekiah ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeList | Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterDestination | Pool of Siloam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | Gihon Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 0.6 meters average ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.