Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
inscription
|
| gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings |
provides insight into ancient engineering
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:King_Hezekiah
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Iron Age
Ancient Israelite culture |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
important for biblical archaeology
|
| gptkbp:currentLocation |
gptkb:Israel_Museum
|
| gptkbp:date |
8th century BC
|
| gptkbp:dimensions |
1.5m x 0.5m
|
| gptkbp:established |
archaeologists
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
high
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
found in a water tunnel
during_the_reign_of_Hezekiah |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Iron Age II
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
evidence_of_water_management_in_ancient_Jerusalem
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siloam inscription
|
| gptkbp:inscription |
gptkb:Hebrew
1880 1.5 meters limestone well-preserved 0.5 meters commemorative circa 700 BC subject of scholarly studies commemorative inscription describes the completion of a water tunnel describes the joining of two tunnels housed in a museum influential in biblical studies provides evidence of ancient engineering techniques important_for_understanding_ancient_Jerusalem. paleo-Hebrew_script |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Hebrew
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 1.5 meters
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Jerusalem
Siloam_tunnel |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Jerusalem
|
| gptkbp:maintainedBy |
gptkb:Israel_Antiquities_Authority
|
| gptkbp:material |
stone
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Hezekiah's_tunnel
|
| gptkbp:releaseYear |
1880
excavation |
| gptkbp:significance |
describes the construction of a water tunnel
|
| gptkbp:style |
epigraphic
|
| gptkbp:type |
epigraphic artifact
|
| gptkbp:width |
approximately 0.5 meters
|