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Maon Nirim
Maon Nirim
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Shalom Levy (1958-1959), Ora Yogev (1980)
Main Finds:
apse, mosaic that includes animals, menorah, citron (etrog), lulav, shofar.
Inscriptions:
Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 92-93, Yevin 1960: 36-40, Werlin 2015: 270-272)
Mosaics:
yes
Site Condition:
Open to the public
General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Coastal Plain
2410, ישראל
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Selected Bibliography
Selected Bibliography
Yevin, S. "Maon Inscription" in
Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin
. III, 1960: 36-40.
Werlin, S.
The Late Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine
. Leiden, 2015: 263-290.
Levi, S. "The Ancient Synagogue at Ma'on (Nirim)" in
Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin
. III, 1960: 6-13.
Hiram, A.S. "Maon Reconstruction" in
Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin
. 1960: 19-21.
Dunayevski, I "Reconstruction (II) Ma'on" in
Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin
. III, 1960: 22-23.
Avi-Yonah, M. "The Mosaic Pavement of Ma'on (Nirim)" in
Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin
. III, 1960: 25-35.
Barag, D. "Maon Nirim"
The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land
. 1993: 944-946.
Rahmani, R.Y. "The Ma'on Synagogue - The Small Finds and Coins"
Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin
III, 1960: 14-18.
Spigel, C.S.
Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities
. Tubingen, 2012: 268-272.
Yogev, O. "The Synagogue at Ma'on - New Discoveries"
Eretz Israel
19, 1987: 208-215, (Hebrew).
Photos
Maon Nirim | General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Mosaic lions and menorah - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
The apse and the Aramaic inscription - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Mosaic lower part - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Mosaic lower part - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Menorah and shofar - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Plans
Plan, Levy 1960: 8, courtesy of the Institute of Archaeology the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Reconscruction plan Hiram 1960: 20, courtesy of the Institute of Archaeology the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Reconstruction plan Dunayevsky 1960: 23, courtesy of the Institute of Archaeology the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mosaic pavement Avi-Yonah 1960: 27, courtesy of the Institute of Archaeology the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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