Lachish letters

Summary

Lachish letters is an ostracon^[1]. It draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (ostracon category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lachish letters's image is recorded as Lachish III obv.JPG^[3].
• Lachish letters's instance of is recorded as ostracon^[4].
• Lachish letters's instance of is recorded as discovered text^[5].
• Lachish letters's location of discovery is recorded as Lachish^[6].
• Lachish letters's collection is recorded as British Museum Department of the Middle East^[7].
• Lachish letters's location is recorded as British Museum^[8].
• Lachish letters's writing system is recorded as Paleo-Hebrew alphabet^[9].
• Lachish letters's Commons category is recorded as Lachish letters^[10].
• Lachish letters's language of work or name is recorded as Hebrew^[11].
• Lachish letters's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.565277777777776, 'lon': 34.84916666666667}^[12].
• Lachish letters's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b74kvc^[13].

Why It Matters

Lachish letters draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (ostracon category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]