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Dalton

Other Name: Dalata
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Joseph Braslavy (1933)
Main Finds: Decorated fragments of public structure and long Aramaic inscription on marble chancel
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Neveh 1978: 144-146, CIIP V/1: 203-205).
Site Condition: Nothing to see at site. Conch gable is at the archaeological garden of the President of Israel residence in Jerusalem.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Upper Galilee
Unnamed Road, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Yardeni, A. and Price, J. J. "Dalton, Dallata" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. W. Ameling et. al., V/Part 1: Galilaea and Northern Regions, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2023: 203-205.
  2. Naveh, J. On Stone and Mosaic: the Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Ancient Synagogues. Tel Aviv, Israel Exploration Society, 1978: 144-146, (Hebrew).
  3. Ilan, Z. Ancient Synagogues in Israel. Tel Aviv, 1991: 28, (Hebrew).
Bibliographic citation of this page
Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 22 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/dalton/

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Ilan 1991:28, courtesy of Almoga Ilan © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Lintel | Ilan 1991:28, courtesy of Almoga Ilan
Aramaic inscription Ilan 1991: 28, courstey of Almoga Ilan © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aramaic inscription Ilan 1991: 28, courstey of Almoga Ilan

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