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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
  1. Yevin, S. "Maon Inscription" in Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin. III, 1960: 36-40.
  2. Werlin, S. The Late Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine. Leiden, 2015: 263-290.
  3. Levi, S. "The Ancient Synagogue at Ma'on (Nirim)" in Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin. III, 1960: 6-13.
  4. Hiram, A.S. "Maon Reconstruction" in Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin. 1960: 19-21.
  5. Dunayevski, I "Reconstruction (II) Ma'on" in Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin. III, 1960: 22-23.
  6. Avi-Yonah, M. "The Mosaic Pavement of Ma'on (Nirim)" in Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin. III, 1960: 25-35.
  7. Barag, D. "Maon Nirim" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 944-946.
  8. Rahmani, R.Y. "The Ma'on Synagogue - The Small Finds and Coins" Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin III, 1960: 14-18.
  9. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 268-272.
  10. Yogev, O. "The Synagogue at Ma'on - New Discoveries" Eretz Israel 19, 1987: 208-215, (Hebrew).
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Maon Nirim | General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
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Mosaic lions and menorah - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic lions and menorah - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
The apse and the Aramaic inscription - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The apse and the Aramaic inscription - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Mosaic lower part - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic lower part - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Mosaic lower part - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic lower part - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Menorah and shofar - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Menorah and shofar - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Plans
Plan, Levy 1960: 8, courtesy of the Institute of Archaeology the Hebrew University of Jerusalem © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
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 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
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 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
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 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic pavement Avi-Yonah 1960: 27, courtesy of the Institute of Archaeology the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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