Tomb of Pharaoh's daughter

Tomb of Pharaoh's daughter

The Tomb of Pharaoh's daughter, also called the Monolith of Silwan, is an ancient burial building in the Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery in Jerusalem.^[1] According to Jewish tradition, this building was the tomb of the Egyptian wife of king Solomon.^[2][3] The tomb is at the end of the Kidron Valley necropolis, under the houses of the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan. It is the only tomb in the necropolis that is not a cave.

References

1. "The West Bank and East Jerusalem Searchable Map". USC Digital Library University of Southern California. Silwan. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
2. Ussishkin, David. "Silwan, Jerusalem: The Survey of the Iron Age Necropolis". Tel Aviv University. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009.
3. Ussishkin, David (May 1970). "The Necropolis from the Time of the Kingdom of Judah at Silwan, Jerusalem". The Biblical Archaeologist. 33 (2). American Schools of Oriental Research: 42–44. doi:10.2307/3211026. JSTOR 3211026. S2CID 165984075. Retrieved 2013-10-28.

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31.77415°N 35.23811°E / 31.77415; 35.23811 (Monolith of Silwan (Tomb of Pharao's Daughter))