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משקולת נדירה מלפני כ-3,000 שנה נחשפה צפונית לעיר דוד בירושלים.
על המשקולת, המתאורכת לימי בית המקדש הראשון, כתובה בכתב עברי קדום המילה בקע, והיא שימשה לצורך תרומת מחצית השקל שנדרש כל אדם מגיל עשרים שנה להביא למקדש, כמתואר בספר שמות ל"ח, כ"ו: "בֶּקַע, לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת, מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל, בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ–לְכֹל הָעֹבֵר עַל-הַפְּקֻדִים, מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה…".
עוד באתר:
המשקולת הזעירה נחשפה במסגרת פעילות הסינון הארכיאולוגי המתקיימת בגן הלאומי עמק צורים בחסות עמותת עיר דוד יחד עם רשות הטבע והגנים, והיא תוצג לציבור הרחב במהלך ימי החנוכה באתר הסינון בעמק צורים.
