Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel — The Middle East (West Asia)

Achish, Ruler of Ekron

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2019

1. Achish, Ruler of Ekron Marker

Close-up view of the actual cut stone with the original Greek Inscription

Inscription. English Translation of Text on Marker:

The temple which he built, Achish (Ikausu) son of Padi, son of YSD, son Ada, son of Ya'ir, ruler of Ekron, for PTGYH his lady. May she bless him, and protect him, and prolong his days, and bless his land.

Erected 650 BCE by Achish, ruler of Ekron as a Temple dedication inscription.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 650 BCE.

Location. 31° 46.268′ N, 35° 12.219′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It can be reached from Ruppin Boulevard just south of Shmuel Stephan Weiz Street, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located in the Israel Museum in the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology Wing as part of the museum's permanent exhibitions. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Ruppin Boulevard 11, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

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a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Latin Dedicatory Inscription (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Shrine of the Book (about 240 meters away); Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); בית גולדשמיד / Goldsmith House (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); The Attack on Ben Yehuda Street (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Even Yisrael Neighborhood (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Shaare Zedek-Wallach Hospital (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Saidoff Complex (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.

More about this marker. Even though this marker is currently housed inside of a museum, when originally in use, around the 7th century BCE, it was an outdoor dedicatory inscription for a building, in the Philistine city of Ekron.

According

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2019

2. Achish, Ruler of Ekron Marker

View of the display information card provided by the Israel Museum for the Philistine Dedicatory Inscription stone.

to the information provided by the Israel Museum, "This inscription, written some five hundred years after the Philistines first settled in the Land, was found in a temple in Ekron. It informs us that the temple was dedicated by Achish, son of Padi, ruler of Ekron, to his patron goddess. The names of both the goddess and the dedicator are Greek in origin, evidence that the Philistines preserved their traditions for centuries."

Also see . . .
1. Ekron Royal Dedicatory Inscription. This is a link to information provided by Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 31, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

2. Achish. This is a link to information provided by Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 31, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2019

3. Achish, Ruler of Ekron Marker

View of the display information card provided by the Israel Museum for the Achish, Ruler of Ekron Marker.

Israel Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2019

4. Israel Museum

Entrance to the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology Wing of the Israel Museum. The marker is part of the museum's collection of artifacts, displayed in one of its permanent exhibitions.

5. Google Map

A snapshot of Google Map, showing where the Philistine city of Ekron was once located.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 31, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.