Lachish

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds gptkb:ceramics
inscriptions
weights
reliefs
beads
weapons
cylinder seals
figurines
scarabs
seal impressions
storage jars
ostraca
ivory objects
arrowheads
bullae
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Tel_Lachish
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkb:Assyrian_Empire
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Kingdom_of_Judah
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Lachish_Reliefs,_British_Museum
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Sennacherib
701 BCE
gptkbp:distance Jerusalem (approx. 40 km southwest)
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:David_Ussishkin
gptkb:James_Leslie_Starkey
1932
1938
gptkbp:excavationResumed 1973
gptkbp:excavationResumedBy gptkb:Tel_Aviv_University
gptkbp:fortification gptkb:city
gptkbp:gateType six-chambered gate
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Lakhish
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Iron_Age
Bronze Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lachish
gptkbp:inscriptionFound gptkb:Lachish_Letters
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Southern_District,_Israel
gptkb:Shephelah
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:modernNearbySettlement gptkb:Moshav_Lachish
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Lachish_Letters
gptkb:Lachish_Reliefs
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:2_Kings_18
gptkb:Isaiah_36
gptkb:Joshua_10
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Lachish
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Tel_Lachish
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Tentative
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ancient_Israel
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Judah
gptkb:ancient_Israel
gptkb:ancient_Israelites
gptkb:historical_Land_of_Israel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5