Tell ed-Duweir

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Tell ed-Duweir is an archaeological site in Israel identified with the ancient city of Lachish, known for its rich remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tell al-Hiba archaeological site 1
Tell ed-Duweir canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
associatedWithEvent Assyrian siege of Lachish
linked to: siege of Lachish
associatedWithRuler Sennacherib
country Israel
destroyedIn 701 BCE
excavatedBy David Ussishkin
James Leslie Starkey
Olga Tufnell
Yohanan Aharoni
firstMajorExcavationEnd 1938
firstMajorExcavationStart 1932
functionedAs administrative center
fortified city
hasAlternativeName Tel Lachish
linked to: Lachish

Tell ed-Duweir (Lachish)
linked to: Lachish
hasArchaeologicalStrata multiple occupation levels from Bronze Age to Byzantine period
hasArea approximately 8 hectares
hasCoordinateLatitude 31.560
hasCoordinateLongitude 34.835
hasFeature city wall fortifications
gate shrine
water system
hasHistoricalPeriod Byzantine period
Hellenistic period
Iron Age I
Iron Age II
Late Bronze Age
Middle Bronze Age
Persian period
Roman period
heritageDesignation national park of Israel
identifiedWith Lachish
laterExcavationsEnd 1994
laterExcavationsStart 1973
locatedIn Shephelah
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Southern District of Israel
locatedNear Kiryat Gat
mentionedInBook Book of Chronicles
linked to: Books of Chronicles

Book of Joshua
Book of Kings
linked to: Books of Kings
mentionedInSource Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
notableFind Assyrian siege ramp
Judean pillar figurines
LMLK jar handles
Lachish letters
linked to: Lachish Letters

city gate complex
ostraca
palace-fort
partOf ancient Kingdom of Judah
linked to: Kingdom of Judah

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lachish ewer inscription discoveredAt Tell ed-Duweir
E-ninnu region Tell al-Hiba archaeological site
linked to: Tell ed-Duweir