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title: Inscribed lintel from Silwan
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7199/inscribed-lintel-from-silwan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Inscribed lintel from Silwan

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Inscribed lintel from Silwan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7199.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7199.jpg)

## Image Caption

This lintel was part of a rock-cut [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/). The text, inscribed in Hebrew, mentions that this tomb belongs to the "royal steward" and that there is no [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) or [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) inside it, just his bones and those of his maid-servants. Although the lintel is broken where the name of the official was inscribed, it is thought that this is the tomb of Shebna, the royal steward of King Hezekiah of Juda. It may be the tomb mentioned in the [Bible](https://www.worldhistory.org/bible/) ([Isaiah](https://www.worldhistory.org/Isaiah/) xxii, 15, 16) where the prophet rebukes a royal steward named Shebna for building himself a too conspicuous tomb. 7th century BCE. From Silwan (Shiloah, Siloam) near [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/), modern-day [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/). (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 06). Inscribed lintel from Silwan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7199/inscribed-lintel-from-silwan/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed lintel from Silwan." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 06, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7199/inscribed-lintel-from-silwan/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed lintel from Silwan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7199/inscribed-lintel-from-silwan/>.

## License & Copyright

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