‘Atiqot 106 (2022)
ISBN 978-965-406-758-4
A Monumental Burial Cave in the Tel Arza Neighborhood, Jerusalem
(pp. 161–176)
Alexander Wiegmann and Yuval Baruch
Keywords: cemetery, necropolis, quarry, classical orders, inscriptions, epigraphy
A previously documented facade and courtyard of an elaborate burial cave were uncovered in the Tel Arza neighborhood, located in the Second Temple period northern necropolis of Jerusalem. The facade was carved into the dense white
meleke
limestone. This article presents new details and a reevaluation of the facade’s architectural decorations, offering a more accurate reconstruction.