Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ancient burial cave located on mount scopus in jerusalem”. Today it says “ancient”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “31°47′35.48″N 35°14′41.56″E  /  31.7931889°N 35.2448778°E  / 31.7931889; 35.2448778 The entrance to the Pantheon”. It now reads “Burial cave in Jerusalem 31°47′35.48″N 35°14′41.56″E  /  31.7931889°N 35.2448778°E  / 31.7931889; 35.2448778 The entrance to the Pantheon”.
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Burial cave in Jerusalem 31°47′35.48″N 35°14′41.56″E  /  31.7931889°N 35.2448778°E  / 31.7931889; 35.2448778 The entrance to the Pantheon Cave of Nicanor The Cave of Nicanor ( / n aɪ ˈ k eɪ n ər / ny- KAY -nər ; Ancient Greek : Νῑκάνωρ , pronounced [niːˈkanɔːr] ) is an ancient, elaborate burial complex 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 claim is corroborated by an inscription on his ossuary. This represents a rare instance where archaeological evidence confirms historical accounts from written sources. The tomb consists of five burial halls with numerous loculi, accessed through a porch supported by two square pillars. Excavations revealed seven ossuaries, fragments of a stone sarcophagus , pottery, and oil lamps . Jerusalem through the ages: from its beginnings to the Crusades .
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Cave of Nicanor Nicanor inscription The Cave of Nicanor is an ancient burial cave located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem , Israel . Excavations in the cave discovered an ossuary referring to "Nicanor the door maker." The cave is located in the Botanical gardens on the grounds of the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
31°47′35.48″N 35°14′41.56″E  /  31.7931889°N 35.2448778°E  / 31.7931889; 35.2448778 The entrance to the Pantheon Cave of Nicanor Nicanor inscription The Cave of Nicanor ( / n aɪ ˈ k eɪ n ər / ; ) is an ancient burial cave located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem , Israel .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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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Burial cave in Jerusalem 31°47′35.48″N 35°14′41.56″E  /  31.7931889°N 35.2448778°E  / 31.7931889; 35.2448778 The entrance to the Pantheon Cave of Nicanor The Cave of Nicanor ( / n aɪ ˈ k eɪ n ər / ny- KAY -nər ; , ) 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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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ancient burial cave located on mount scopus in jerusalem”. Today it says “ancient”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “31°47′35.48″N 35°14′41.56″E  /  31.7931889°N 35.2448778°E  / 31.7931889; 35.2448778 The entrance to the Pantheon”. It now reads “Burial cave in Jerusalem 31°47′35.48″N 35°14′41.56″E  /  31.7931889°N 35.2448778°E  / 31.7931889; 35.2448778 The entrance to the Pantheon”. Read the current article and compare.
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