אשווח צפרא | |
 One chamber of the pool | |
  Struthion Pool Shown within Jerusalem | |
| Location | Old City of Jerusalem |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°46′49.083″N 35°14′1.102″E / 31.78030083°N 35.23363944°E |
| History | |
| Builder | Herod the Great |
| Material | Stone, mortar |
| Founded | First century BCE |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Preserved |
| Management | Convent of the Sisters of Zion |
| Public access | Restricted |
The Struthion Pool, effectually translated from the Greek as 'Sparrow Pool'[1] (Aramaic: אשווח צפרא) is a large cuboid cistern beneath the Convent of the Sisters of Zion in the Old City of Jerusalem, built by Herod the Great in the first century BCE.
- ^ Cf. Boettger, Gustav (1879). Topographisch-Historisches Lexicon zu den Schriften des Flavius Josephus (in German). Leipzig: L. Fernau. pp. 236–237. OCLC 457087023.
Struthia - Der sperlingsteich, gegenüber der Burg Antonia (im N.) Birket Israël oder Birket el Hejjeh" - Translation: "Struthia - The sparrow pool, opposite the Antonia Castle (in the north), [also called] Birket Israël or Birket el Hejjeh.