Tomb of al-Sitt Tunshuq

Abstract

View of the Tomb of Sitt Tunshuq on Aqabat al-Takiyya Street.

Description

A view of the Turbat (tomb) of Sitt Tunshuq al-Muzaffariyah, built in 1398 at the passing of Sitt Tunshuq, an influential Mamluk woman for whom this particular hill of the city is named. The tomb faces the slightly earlier Lady Tunshuq's Palace, which was later used by Khassaki Sultan, the wife of Suleyman the Magnificent, and was the Governor's house during Ottoman times.

Image Notes

Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed June 1963. Formerly cataloged as B.01.092. Notes written on the slide or index: Tomb.

Identifier A.092
Collection A: Jerusalem
Location Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Year 1963
Batch Stamp SEP 63
Written Date June, 1963
Printed Date September, 1963
Slide Notes Tomb
General Location Lady Tunshuq's Palace
Camera Location Turba (Tomb of) al-Sitt Tunshuq
Precision Estimated
Angle 95 degrees E