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{{Short description|1st century burial site in Israel}}
{{Infobox ancient site
[[File:Tombs of the kings, Jerusalem, Holy Land-LCCN2002725016.jpg|thumb|300px|Tombs of the Kings]]▼
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| location = [[East Jerusalem]]
| type = Catacombs
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[[File:Sacred geography, and antiquities (1872) (14769639754).jpg|thumb|250px|Plan of the Tomb of the Kings 1872]]
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Although no kings are known to have been buried here, one of the [[sarcophagi]] bears two [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] inscriptions and is thought to be that of ''Queen Helena of [[Adiabene]]''; the one inscription which reads, ''Ṣaddan Malkata'' ([[Palmyrene alphabet|Palmyrene]]: '''צדן מלכתא'''), and the other, ''Ṣaddah Malkatah'' ([[Aramaic language|Aramaic]]: '''צדה מלכתה'''), interpreted by scholars to mean: "Our mistress, the Queen."<ref>''[[Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum]]'', Volume 2, plate 156, p. [https://archive.org/details/CorpusInscriptionumSemiticarumII1/page/n197 179]; cf. ''[[Church History (Eusebius)|Ecclesiastical History]]'' 2:12</ref> The sarcophagus is now at the [[Louvre Museum]] in Paris. The decorative architecture of the tomb complex is [[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid]], which would fit with this identification.
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File:A. Salzmann - Fragments d'un sarcophage, Tombeau du Rois de Juda - Jerusalem.jpg|Sarcophagus of [[Helena of Adiabene]]
File:A. Salzmann - Fragments d'un sarcophage, Tombeau du Rois de Juda 2 - Jerusalem.jpg|Sarcophagus from the Tombs of the Kings
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