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Nabratein
Other Name:
Navoraya
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences:
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Heinrich Kohl and Carl Watzinger (1905); Eric Meyers and Carol Meyers (1980-1981)
Main Finds:
Structure with three phases. Bema and a pediment of a Torah Shrine, lintel with Aramaic inscription and menorah
Inscriptions:
Hebrew (Naveh 1978: 31-33)
Site Condition:
Open for the public
Reconstructed Southern facade, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Upper Galilee
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Selected Bibliography:
Selected Bibliography
Meyers, E. M. and Meyers, C. "The Nabratein Synagogue" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022
. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 20-27.
Avigad, N. "The Lintel Inscription from the Ancient Synagogue of Kefar Niburaya"
Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society
21, 1960: 136-145, (Hebrew).
Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C.
Antike Synagogen in Galilaea
. Leipzig, 1916: 101-106.
Meyers, E. M. and Meyers, C. L "Response to Jodi Magness's Review of the Final Publication of Nabratein"
BASOR
359, 2010: 67-76.
Meyers, E. M. "The problem of the scarcity of synagogues from 70 to ca. 250 C.E. : the case of synagogue 1 at Nabratein (2nd-3rd century C.E.)"
'Follow the Wise' Studies in Jewish History and Culture in Honor of Lee I. Levine
ed. Z. Weiss, O. Irshai, J. Magness and S. Schwartz, Winona Lake, 2010: 435-448.
Meyers, E. M. and Meyers, C. L.
Excavations at Ancient Nabratein: Synagogue and Environs
. Indiana, Winona Lake, 2009.
Magness, J. "Review: The ancient synagogue at Nabratein" in
BASOR
. 358, 2010: 61-68.
Meyers, E.M. and Meyers, C.L. "Nabratein: Synagogue and Environs" in
Galilee in the late Second Temple and Mishnaic periods
. ed. D.A. Fiensy and J.R, Strange, Volume 2 The Archaeological Record from Cities, Towns, and Villages, Minneapolis, 2015: 404-413.
Avigad, N. "A Dated Lintel-inscription from the Ancient Synagogue of Nabratein"
Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin
III, 1960: 49-56.
Meyers, E.M. "Nabratein"
The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land
. 1993: 1077-1079.
Photos:
Photos
General view, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
General view looking south, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Reconstructed Southern facade, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
The Synagogue Ruins after Exposure | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:102
The West Side of the Synagogue | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:102
The Portal's Lintel with Hebrew Inscription | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:103
Pedestal with Reliefs- Front View, Rear View and Side View | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:104
The Lintel of the Northern Portal | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:104
Lintel Fragment with Lion Relief | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:105
Tiled Floor and a Pedestal from the Eastern Side of the Synagogue | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:106
The lintel | Avidag 1960:Plate 15. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Hebrew Inscription | Avigad 1960: Plate 16 Fig. 1. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Hebrew Inscription | Avigad 1960: Plate 16 Fig. 1. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Inscription- Sketch | Avigad 1960: 140. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans and Drawings:
Plans
Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XIV
Meyers and Meyers 2009: 34, courtesy of Eric Meyers
Meyers and Meyers 2009: 35, courtesy of Eric Meyers
Reconstructed plan. Meyers and Meyers 2009: 54, courtesy of Eric Meyers
Reconstructed hall. Meyers and Meyers 2009: 55, courtesy of Eric Meyers
Plan of synagogue and surrounding structures. Meyers and Meyers 2009: 62, courtesy of Eric Meyers
Reconstruction of phase 3. Meyers and Meyers 2009: 63, courtesy of Eric Meyers
Reconstructed facades of Meron, Baram and Navorya. Meyers and Meyers 2009: 69, courtesy of Eric Meyers
The Southern Portal and an Arc- Glance and Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:103
The Pilaster of the Northern Portal | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:104
The Window's Pilaster- Front View and Side View | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:105
The Pedestal from the Eastern Side of the Synagogue | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:106
Links:
Links
Manar Al-Athar Project, University of Oxford
The Israel Antiquities Authority - The Scientific Archive 1919-1948
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