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Has the 'Commissioner's Palace' from the First Temple period been exposed?
Magnificent and rare remains of a royal structure from the time of the kings of Judah were discovered in an excavation on the famous promenade of the Commissioner's Palace in Jerusalem.
Archaeologists: "The column headings, identified with the days of the First Temple, are the most beautiful and impressive to date.
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Ziv Reinstein
Thursday, 03 September 2020, 10:01
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5 shekel coin against the background of a proteolytic title of a royal structure from the period of the Kings of Judah in Jerusalem (Yaniv Berman, Israel Antiquities Authority)
Who was privileged to live in the magnificent structure that overlooked the spectacular view of the City of David and the Temple during the First Temple period, and whose remains were uncovered in an archeological excavation on the Commissioner's Palace promenade?
Was it one of the kings of Judah, or was it perhaps one of the ten richest men in Jerusalem?
A rare, impressive and very special collection of several dozen decorated architectural stone items, which were incorporated into a magnificent structure, was discovered in the Antiquities Authority's excavations prior to the establishment of a visitor center on the Commissioner's Palace promenade, where the painter Shaul Schatz's home once stood.
The excavations were funded by the Government Tourism Company and the City of David Association (Elad).
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From the royal building features of the days of the First Temple.
The 'Proto-Aeolian' headlines that were exposed (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
Moments of the title (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
As a symbol representing the kingdoms of Judah and Israel
These stone items, which were unveiled to the public today (Thursday) at a festive event in the City of David, are made of soft limestone and carved by an artist, including titles of various sizes in the artistic style known in the study as 'Proto-Aeolian'. The period.
The importance of this artistic motif as a symbol representing the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, even led the Bank of Israel to choose it as a decoration that adorns the five shekel coin of the State of Israel.
The unveiled collection includes, among other things, three medium-sized whole stone capitals and items of magnificent windows - in which railings were incorporated.
These, were composed of stylish columns on which a series (mini-titles) - titles of tiny size in the Proto-Aeolian style.
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Stone headings from the royal estate (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
Various headings that stood at the top of the columns in the railing in the window of the villa (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
The director of the excavation: "The level of preservation of the items is rare"
According to Yaakov Bilig, director of the excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, "This is a very exciting discovery. This is the first time that scaled-down models of the giant proto-aeolian headlines of the kind found in the kingdoms of Judea and Israel have been incorporated." The present is the best seen to date, and the level of preservation of the items is rare. "
It was surprising to find that two of the three column headings were neatly buried, one on top of the other.
"At this point it is still difficult to say who hid the headlines in the way they were discovered, and why he did so, but there is no doubt that this is one of the mysteries on this particular site and we will try to offer her a solution," Billig adds.
Unlike the titles, which were discovered in excellent condition, the rest of the structure was destroyed, probably in the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, or near this date.
The remains of the building were demolished and dismantled in favor of secondary use of the precious items.
This is what one of the window pillars in the royal mansion looks like (Photo: Yaniv Berman, Israel Antiquities Authority)
The director of the excavation, Yaakov Bilig, with the title (Photo: Yuli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
Jerusalem was restored after the Assyrian siege
The unveiling of the magnificent structure, built in the period between King Hezekiah's days and King Josiah's days, indicates, in Bilig's estimation, the restoration of Jerusalem after the Assyrian siege of the city during King Hezekiah's days, in 701 BC, a siege from which the city barely escaped.
" This discovery, along with the palace previously uncovered in Ramat Rachel and the administrative center recently uncovered on the slopes of property taxes, attest to a new revival in the city and an "exit from the walls" of the days of the First Temple after the Assyrian siege.
We are discovering villas, mansions and government buildings in the Peruvian area outside the city and this is a testament to the relief felt by the city's residents after the siege was lifted, "Bilig notes.
Recognition of the area's strategic and scenic qualities was also expressed 2,600 years later, when the British Mandate government She built her main house of government, known as the "Commissioner's Palace."
The director of the excavation, Yaakov Bilig, with the title (Photo: Yuli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
Various headings at the top of the columns exposed in the excavation (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
The exciting findings were revealed to the public today at a festive event in the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, in the presence of Culture Minister Hili Trooper, Archaeologist of the Jerusalem Antiquities Authority Dr. Yuval Baruch and CEO of El City of David (Elad), David Barry.
The findings will be presented to the public in a physical display in the City of David over the next few days and an explanation of them will be given online at the Magalim Conference to be held this coming Tuesday on the City of David website.
Minister of Culture Chilik Trooper at the headline unveiling ceremony, today in the City of David (Photo: Yuli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
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