Misr

Other Name: Kfar Misr
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Joseph Buchman , Joseph Porat (1984); Alexander Onn (1985)
Main Finds: Columns and benches. Mosaic with menorahs, other ritual objects, and inscriptions.
Inscriptions: Hebrew (Onn 1994: 124)
Mosaics: yes
Site Condition: No visible remains.
Apse, courtesy of Yossi Buchman

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
7276, כפר מיסר, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Onn, A. "The Synagogue at Kafr Miṣr" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 128-136.
  2. Onn, A. "The Ancient Synagogue at Kafr Misr" Atiqot 25, 1994: 117-134.
  3. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 260-264.

Photos:

Photos
Courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Apse, courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Apse, courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Apse, courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Apse, courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Fragment of mosaic, courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragment of mosaic, courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Fragment of mosaic with Hebrew inscription, courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragment of mosaic with Hebrew inscription, courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Fragment of mosaic with Hebrew inscription, courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragment of mosaic with Hebrew inscription, courtesy of Yossi Buchman

Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Assembly hall mosaic Onn 1994: 122, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Assembly hall mosaic Onn 1994: 122, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority
Excavation plan Onn 1994: 118, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Excavation plan Onn 1994: 118, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority
Synagogue plan phase 1, courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Synagogue plan phase 1, courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Synagogue plan phase 2, courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Synagogue plan phase 2, courtesy of Yossi Buchman
Synagogue plan phase 3, courtesy of Yossi Buchman © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Synagogue plan phase 3, courtesy of Yossi Buchman

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