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Naana

Other Name: Tel Niʿana, Khirbat en-Ni‘ana
Religion: Samaritan

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Hagit Torgë (2004-2005)
Main Finds: Large ashlar stones, roof tiles, three contiguous mosaic carpets, medallion with Greek inscription, capital with Greek invocation.
Inscriptions: Greek (Clermont-Ganneau, 1881: 52; CIIP IV/1: 161-163).
Mosaics: Yes.
Is there a structure? Yes.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea
VVCC+27 Yatzitz, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D. "Khirbet Ni'ana" in Christians And Christianity. ed. A. H. Malka, II: Corpus Of Christian Sites In Judea, Jerusalem, Israel Antiquities Authority, 2012: 13.
  2. Price, J. J. and Ameling, W. "Na ̔ana" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. W. Ameling et. al., IV/Part 1: Iudaea / Idumaea, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2018: 161-163.
  3. Torgë, H. "Khirbat en-Ni‘ana: Preliminary Report" Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel 122, 2010.

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