Silwan necropolis

The Silwan necropolis is the remains of a rock-cut cemetery assumed to have been used by the highest-ranking officials residing in Jerusalem. Its tombs were cut between the 9th and 7th centuries BCE.^[1] It is situated on the rocky eastern slope of the Kidron Valley, facing the oldest part of Jerusalem. Part of the Palestinian settlement of Silwan was later built atop the necropolis.^[2]^[3] Non-Islamic places of worship were transformed into mosques both during Muhammad's lifetime and throughout subsequent Islamic conquests, invasions, and periods of Muslim governance.

^ Ussishkin, David (1970). "The Necropolis from the Time of the Kingdom of Judah at Silwan, Jerusalem". The Biblical Archaeologist. 33 (2): 33–46. doi:10.2307/3211026.
^ Ussishkin, David. "Silwan, Jerusalem: The Survey of the Iron Age Necropolis". Tel Aviv University.
^ Bible Encyclopedia entry: Siloam; International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.

[Ussishkin70-1] Ussishkin, David (1970). "The Necropolis from the Time of the Kingdom of Judah at Silwan, Jerusalem". The Biblical Archaeologist. 33 (2): 33–46. doi:10.2307/3211026.

[Ussishkin-2] Ussishkin, David. "Silwan, Jerusalem: The Survey of the Iron Age Necropolis". Tel Aviv University.

[3] Bible Encyclopedia entry: Siloam; International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.

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