A 6-line paleo-Hebrew inscription discovered in 1880, originally cut into the rock wall of Hezekiah's Tunnel near the Pool of Siloam end. It describes the dramatic moment when the two teams of tunnelers, hacking from opposite directions, heard each other's pickaxes and broke through to meet. The inscription was cut from the wall in 1890 and is now housed in Istanbul.
Why this matters
One of the longest and oldest examples of pre-exilic Hebrew. Confirms 2 Kings 20:20 in the engineers' own voices and uses authentic 8th-century BC Hebrew vocabulary and grammar.
Scripture references
2 Kings 20:202 Chronicles 32:30
Location
Istanbul Archaeology Museum