Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:artifacts
inscribed ostraca |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Judah
gptkb:Nebuchadnezzar_II |
gptkbp:contentType |
military correspondence
administrative reports |
gptkbp:currentLocation |
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Israel_Museum |
gptkbp:date |
late 7th century BCE
|
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1935
|
gptkbp:excavatedBy |
gptkb:James_Leslie_Starkey
gptkb:Tell_ed-Duweir |
gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Lachish
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lachish Letters
|
gptkbp:importantFor |
historical source for late First Temple period
|
gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Hebrew
|
gptkbp:material |
pottery shards
|
gptkbp:numberOfRooms |
21
|
gptkbp:recipient |
gptkb:Yaush
|
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Babylonian_siege_of_Lachish
|
gptkbp:script |
gptkb:Paleo-Hebrew_script
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gptkbp:sentBy |
gptkb:Hoshaiah
|
gptkbp:significance |
evidence of literacy in ancient Judah
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gptkbp:writtenBy |
ancient Hebrew
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Archaeology_in_the_Holy_Land
gptkb:Lachish gptkb:Tel_Lachish |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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