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Cave of Nicanor

1902 archaeological discoveriesArchaeological sites in JerusalemBuildings and structures completed in the 1st centuryBurial monuments and structures in IsraelCaves of Israel
Jewish mausoleumsMiddle Eastern objects in the British MuseumMount ScopusRock-cut tombsSecond Temple period
Tomb of Nicanor (1)
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The Cave of Nicanor ( ny-KAY-nər; Ancient Greek: Νῑκάνωρ, pronounced [niːˈkanɔːr]) is an ancient burial cave located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. Among the ossuaries discovered in the cave is one with an inscription referring to "Nicanor the door maker". The cave is located in the National Botanic Garden of Israel on the grounds of the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Nicanor belonged to a wealthy Alexandrian Jewish family. He is mentioned in the works of the Roman Jewish historian Josephus and the Talmud as the donor of the bronze doors of the Court of the Women in the Second Temple in Jerusalem. This fact is also inscribed in Greek on his ossuary, which is a rare case of archaeology supporting facts stated by written sources.

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Cave of Nicanor
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Reagan Plaza
9711769 Jerusalem, Mount Scopus
Jerusalem District, Israel
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