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2700-year-old toilet from First Temple period discovered in Jerusalem
Israel National News - Arutz Sheva ^ | Oct 5, 2021 | Arutz Sheva Staff

Posted on 10/06/2021 8:02:06 AM PDT by Phinneous

A rare toilet cubicle from the First Temple Period, which was part of an ancient royal estate that operated at the end of the Kings of Judean period (7th century BCE), was discovered on the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem, where the Israel Antiquities Authority and the City of David, about two years ago, uncovered the remains of a magnificent building which overlooked the City of David and the Temple Mount, including the private toilet cubicle.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: archaeology; armonhanatziv; biblical; cityofdavid; firsttemple; godsgravesglyphs; israel; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; poo; templemount; terlet; toilet
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Ancient Poop.
1 posted on 10/06/2021 8:02:06 AM PDT by Phinneous
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To: Phinneous

Was the seat up or down?


2 posted on 10/06/2021 8:03:23 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping....Plop.


3 posted on 10/06/2021 8:03:27 AM PDT by Phinneous (By the way, there are Seven Laws for you too! Noahide.org)
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To: Phinneous

Careful now.

My post about a space plumber got pulled.


4 posted on 10/06/2021 8:03:27 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Phinneous

They found an outhouse?...................


5 posted on 10/06/2021 8:04:26 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Fido969

No seat, but the papyrus paper was hung inward, which facilitates tearing along the perforation with one-handed-operations. (other hand being on the BCE-Edition of the Jerusalem Post)


6 posted on 10/06/2021 8:04:38 AM PDT by Phinneous (By the way, there are Seven Laws for you too! Noahide.org)
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To: Red Badger

An in-house... check the link and pics.


7 posted on 10/06/2021 8:05:13 AM PDT by Phinneous (By the way, there are Seven Laws for you too! Noahide.org)
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To: Phinneous

8 posted on 10/06/2021 8:05:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Phinneous

And look at that big ol’ 0bama floating in it . . .


9 posted on 10/06/2021 8:08:41 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Fido969

There are trees that are thousands of years old that were used by our ancestors....


10 posted on 10/06/2021 8:10:13 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: Phinneous
How? Did they forget to flush?

11 posted on 10/06/2021 8:12:25 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Phinneous

Biden: That’s not what potty’s looked like back then. Trust me. I was there.


12 posted on 10/06/2021 8:13:02 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Phinneous

Eglon of Moab evidently had a toilet in his summer chamber (cf. Judges 3.24) where he “covered his feet.”


13 posted on 10/06/2021 8:15:37 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Phinneous

Did Biden say it was ok to chase someone in there ?


14 posted on 10/06/2021 8:21:13 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Red Badger

Yours:
They found an outhouse..?

Mine:
Yes. But, one man’s outhouse is another’s new shrine ?


15 posted on 10/06/2021 8:25:00 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Fido969

16 posted on 10/06/2021 8:31:29 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Phinneous

17 posted on 10/06/2021 8:32:44 AM PDT by doug from upland (Why the hell isn't Hillary Rodham Clinton in prison yet?)
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To: Phinneous

I’m surprised it wasn’t during the Second Temple period.


18 posted on 10/06/2021 8:34:54 AM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
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To: doug from upland

LOL! Fantastic! Did you see the fake NYT headline about her?

https://twitter.com/RyanGirdusky/status/1445755038152814601/photo/1


19 posted on 10/06/2021 8:43:30 AM PDT by Phinneous (By the way, there are Seven Laws for you too! Noahide.org)
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To: Phinneous

So it is the Throne in the Throne?


20 posted on 10/06/2021 8:48:22 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“I believe the best social program is a job” ~ Ronald Reagan)
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