claim · claim_jerusalem_10th_scale_contested
Jerusalem was occupied in the tenth century BCE, but its population, monumental scale, administrative capacity, and control over distant regions remain contested.
Jerusalem was occupied in the tenth century BCE, but its population, monumental scale, administrative capacity, and control over distant regions remain contested.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: supported. This is separate from specialist review.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
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Contradicting sources
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Other source context
- informs · proposes interpretation
The Contribution of the Amarna Letters to the Debate on Jerusalem's Political Position in the Tenth Century BCE — Nadav Na'aman (1996)Supports possible significance.
Locator: political capacity comparison - informs · critiques interpretation
The Archaeology of the United Monarchy: An Alternative View — Israel Finkelstein (1998)Supports caution.
Locator: alternative chronology/scale - informs · contextualizes
The United Monarchy: State of the Question — Zachary Thomas (2016)Shows range.
Locator: debate review
Referenced records
- Gradual development of the Judahite highland polity · event
- Early Iron Age development of Jerusalem · event
- Jerusalem · entity