claim · claim_house_of_david_later_attestation
The Tel Dan stele likely attests a dynasty called the House of David in the ninth century BCE, but it is later evidence and does not directly establish the tenth-century kingdom…
The Tel Dan stele likely attests a dynasty called the House of David in the ninth century BCE, but it is later evidence and does not directly establish the tenth-century kingdom's scale.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: supported. This is separate from specialist review.
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Research description
Minority alternative readings should remain accessible, and dynastic-name existence does not validate every David narrative.
Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
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Contradicting sources
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Other source context
- informs · provides primary evidence
The Tel Dan Inscription: A New Fragment — Avraham Biran, Joseph Naveh (1995)Primary publication.
Locator: fragments and bytdwd reconstruction - informs · proposes interpretation
Tel Dan Stela: New Light on Aramaic and Jehu's Revolt — William M. Schniedewind (1996)Supports reading.
Locator: House of David analysis
Referenced records
- Tel Dan Stele · entity
- David traditions · entity
- Erection and later deposition of the Tel Dan Aramaic victory stele · event