Siloam Inscription
E474801
Hebrew inscription
ancient inscription
archaeological artifact
epigraphic text
royal commemorative inscription
The Siloam Inscription is an ancient Hebrew text carved into the wall of Jerusalem’s Siloam Tunnel, commemorating its construction in the time of King Hezekiah.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew inscription
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ancient inscription ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ epigraphic text ⓘ royal commemorative inscription ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
late 8th century BCE
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reign of King Hezekiah ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Hezekiah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | fragmentary but largely legible ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Judahite culture ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Istanbul Archaeology Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| datingMethod | paleography ⓘ |
| describes |
completion of Siloam Tunnel
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construction of water tunnel ⓘ meeting of two teams of tunnelers ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Conrad Schick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1880 ⓘ |
| genre | historical narrative inscription ⓘ |
| hasPhotograph | widely reproduced in archaeological publications ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | multiple modern language translations ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Assyrian threat to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Iron Age II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionTechnique | chiselled into rock wall ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| length | approximately six lines of text ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Siloam Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| medium | rock-cut inscription ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
biblical archaeology literature
ⓘ
studies of epigraphy ⓘ |
| museumInventory | Istanbul Archaeology Museums collection of Near Eastern antiquities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSetting | interior wall of Siloam Tunnel near southern end ⓘ |
| purpose | commemorate construction of Siloam Tunnel ⓘ |
| relatedBiblicalText |
2 Chronicles 32:30
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2 Kings 20:20 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Siloam Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| significance |
corroborates biblical account of Hezekiah’s tunnel
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important source for biblical archaeology ⓘ key evidence for development of Hebrew script ⓘ one of the oldest known Hebrew monumental inscriptions ⓘ |
| subject |
ancient Judean infrastructure
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water engineering ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Paleo-Hebrew script ⓘ |
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