ID: 700002997 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002997	Record Type: Built Work

Tomb of Bnei Hezir, the (rock-cut tomb; unknown Jewish architect; 1st century BCE; Al-Quds (Aḍ Ḍaffah al Gharbīyah, Asia, World, Top o...; )

Note: The burial cave of Bnei Hezir is cut from the rock of a the cliff. The façade features two columns of Doric style supporting a lintel that bears a Hebrew inscription. The cave is typical of Jewish tombs of the late Second Temple period, has four burial chambers, and was probably cut earlier than the inscription. The style and plan date it to the 1st century BCE. Christian tradition associates the site with St. James, who was hurled from the Temple Mount wall to the Kidron Valley below and stoned to death for his faith.

Titles:

Tomb of Bnei Hezir, the (preferred,C,U,I,English-P,U,U)

The Tomb of Bnei Hezir (C,U,D,undetermined,U,U)

Bnei Hezir tombs (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Tomb of Benei Hezir (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Tomb of Benei-Hezir (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Tomb of Bnei Hezir, The (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

tomb of Bnai Hezir (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Bnei Hezir (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Benei Hezir (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

B'nai Hezir (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Tomb of Saint James (Bnei Hezir tombs) (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Tomb of St. James (Jerusalem) (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

rock-cut tomb [300120624] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, funerary structures, tombs, <tombs by form>)

tomb [300005926]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, funerary structures)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1st century BCE

Creator Display:

unknown Jewish architect [preferred,VP]

unknown Jewish (Jewish cultural designation) [500203491]

Locations:

Current: Al-Quds [7000245] West Bank (occupied territory), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: rock

	rock (inorganic material) [300011692]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

Dimensions: unavailable

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Tomb of Bnei Hezir, the	........ [VP]
	........ Jerusalem Archaeological Park [online] (2016-)
The Tomb of Bnei Hezir	........ [VP]
	........ Jerusalem Archaeological Park [online] (2016-)
Bnei Hezir tombs	........ [VP]
	........ Levine, Jerusalem: Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period (2002) 117
Tomb of Benei Hezir	........ [VP]
	........ Mazar, et al. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (2012)
Tomb of Benei-Hezir	........ [VP]
	........ Orlinsky, Israel Exploration Journal Reader (1981)
Tomb of Bnei Hezir, The	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
tomb of Bnai Hezir	........ [VP]
	........ Milligram, Jerusalem Curiosities (1990)
Bnei Hezir	........ [VP]
	........ Jerusalem Archaeological Park [online] (2016-)
Benei Hezir	........ [VP]
	........ Mazar, et al. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (2012)
B'nai Hezir	........ [VP]
	........ Glassford, Living the Sacred Story (2003)
Tomb of Saint James (Bnei Hezir tombs)	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Tomb of St. James (Jerusalem)	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Jerusalem Archaeological Park [online] (2016-)