IMAGE archaeology c. 840 BCE CC-BY-SA 4.0
Tel Dan Stele — 'House of David' (Bytdwd) Inscription
Created by Aram-Damascus Stonecutters • Custodian: Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Wikimedia Commons
Context & Significance
Ninth-century BCE basalt stele fragment discovered in northern Israel preserving the earliest extra-biblical reference to King David's dynasty ('House of David').
Attribution, Provenance & Legal Rights
Creator / Scribe: Aram-Damascus Stonecutters
Source Archive / Institution: Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Wikimedia Commons
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Historical Period / Date: c. 840 BCE
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