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

Twelve large clay store jars

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

1. Twelve large clay store jars Marker

Inscription. The ground floor of a royal structure, destroyed in a fierce conflagration during the Babylonian conquest of the city in 586 BCE. Twelve large, clay store jars (pithoi), which probably contained wine or oil, were discovered on the floor of the building. Engraved on the shoulder of one of the pithoi is the Hebrew inscription "לשר האו...". The inscription indicates that the pithos belonged to one of the kingdom's ministers, perhaps the overseer of the bakers.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.

Location. 31° 46.514′ N, 35° 14.202′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It can be reached from Derekh Ha'ophel Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in 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 walking distance of this marker: A stepped ritual bath in the ground floor of a building (here, next to this marker); Massive Piers (a few steps from this marker); A large cistern that dates back to the Second Temple period (a few steps from this marker); Preserved buildings of the First Temple Period (tenth-sixth centuries BCE) (a few steps from this marker); Structures from First Temple period, Second Temple period, and Byzantine period

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(a few steps from this marker); The Gate House (within shouting distance of this marker); A Stepped Ritual Bath (within shouting distance of this marker); Two superposed vaulted rooms (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

2. Twelve large clay store jars Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

3. Twelve large clay store jars Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

4. Twelve large clay store jars Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.