Raqit

Religion: Samaritan

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Shimon Dar (1996-2002)
Main Finds: Samaritan. Small building with benches. Mosaic with goemetric pattern and Greek inscription. Lintel with menorah.
Inscriptions: Greek (De Segni 2004)
Mosaics: yes
Site Condition: Site covered with overgrowth. Lintel with menorah in Bar-Ilan University.
The lintel - courtesy of Yigal Ben Ephraim

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Carmel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Dar, S. "The Synagogue at the Raqit Estate" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 203-208.
  2. Dar, S. Raqit; Marinus Estate on the Carmel; Israel. Bar International Series 1300, 2004.
  3. Gershet, R. "The Decorated Lintel from the Synagogue at Raqit" in Raqit; Marinus Estate on the Carmel; Israel. ed. S. Dar, Bar International Series 1300, 2004: 178-189.

Photos:

Photos
Greek inscription on the mosaic - courtesy of Yigal Ben Ephraim © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Greek inscription on the mosaic - courtesy of Yigal Ben Ephraim
Mosaic near the entrance - courtesy of Yigal Ben Ephraim © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic near the entrance - courtesy of Yigal Ben Ephraim
The lintel - courtesy of Yigal Ben Ephraim © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The lintel - courtesy of Yigal Ben Ephraim

Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Dar 2003: 128, courtesy of Shimon Dar and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Dar 2003: 128, courtesy of Shimon Dar and the Israel Exploration Society
Dar 2008: 2011, courtesy of Shimon Dar and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Dar 2008: 2011, courtesy of Shimon Dar and the Israel Exploration Society

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