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The cemetery in the village of Silwan, on the hill east of the City of David, included some aboveground tombs, cut out from the cliffs on three or four sides so that they look like buildings. These…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 9th–7th Century BCE
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Makkedah, Land of Israel
(Khirbet el-Qom, West Bank)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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Cursed be Hagab! Son of Hagab
To YHWH of the Hosts
Translated by Anson F. Rainey from Shmuel Aḥituv’s Hebrew edition.
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Makkedah, Land of Israel
(Khirbet el-Kom, West Bank)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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This inscription was written by someone who was apparently hiding in the cave. For a photograph of the inscription, see Hamsa-like Hand in Khirbet el-Kom (Makkedah) Tomb.Uriyahu the governor wrote it…
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Makkedah, Land of Israel
(Khirbet el-Qom, West Bank)
Date:
Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE