page_title: Siloam inscription
hierarchical_section_title: Siloam inscription
caption_attribution_description: Siloam inscription as displayed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums
context_page_description: The Siloam inscription or Shiloah inscription or Silwan inscription, known as KAI 189, is a passage of inscribed text found in the Siloam tunnel which brings water from the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam, located in the City of David in East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shiloah or Silwan. The inscription records the construction of the tunnel, which has been dated to the 8th century BCE on the basis of the writing style. It is the only known ancient inscription from the wider region which commemorates a public construction work, despite such inscriptions being commonplace in Egyptian and Mesopotamian archaeology.
  It is among the oldest extant records of its kind written in Hebrew using the Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, a regional variant of the Phoenician alphabet.
  The inscription is at permanent exhibition at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
context_section_description: The Siloam inscription or Shiloah inscription (כתובת השילוח) or Silwan inscription, known as KAI 189, is a passage of inscribed text found in the Siloam tunnel which brings water from the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam, located in the City of David in East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shiloah or Silwan. The inscription records the construction of the tunnel, which has been dated to the 8th century BCE on the basis of the writing style. It is the only known ancient inscription from the wider region which commemorates a public construction work, despite such inscriptions being commonplace in Egyptian and Mesopotamian archaeology.
  It is among the oldest extant records of its kind written in Hebrew using the Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, a regional variant of the Phoenician alphabet. 
  The inscription is at permanent exhibition at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
caption: As displayed at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums
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