This Hebrew inscription dates back to the Israeli period (eighth century BCE) and was discovered by two children in 1880, a few meters from the southern exit of the tunnel known as “Hezekiah's Tunnel”.
Excavations have exposed the missing section of the city wall of Jerusalem
Excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the City of David National Park have exposed the missing section of the city wall of Jerusalem that the Babylonians encountered on the eve of its destruction on Tisha B'Av, in 586 BCE.
