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Sepphoris
Other Name:
Zippori
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences:
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Zeev Weiss and Ehud Netzer (1993-1994), Zeev Weiss (1996-1998)
Main Finds:
Mosaic with menorah, zodiac, temple ritual and biblical scenes.
Inscriptions:
Hebrew (Weiss 2005:199-202), Aramaic (Weiss 2005: 202-208), Greek (Weiss 2005: 209-216)
Mosaics:
yes
Site Condition:
National park entrance fee.
The Zodaic mosaic, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Lower Galilee
שביל ישראל, ציפורי, ישראל
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Selected Bibliography:
Selected Bibliography
Weiss, Z. "The Sepphoris Synagogue and Its Mosaic" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022
. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 94-107.
Maoz, Z.U. "The Synagogue at Sepphoris – a revised chronology"
Journal of Jewish Studies
66,2, 2015: 288-294.
Sed Rajna, G. "A Missing Link: Some Thoughts on the Sepphoris Synagogue Mosaic" in
From Dura to Sepphoris: From Dura to Sepphoris: Studies in Jewish Art and Society in Late Antiquity
. ed. L. I. Levine and Z. Weiss, Supplement series No. 40, Portsmouth; Rhode Island, 2000: 44-51.
Weiss, Z. "The Sepphoris Synagogue Mosaic and the Role of Talmud Literature in Its Iconographical Study" in
From Dura to Sepphoris: Studies in Jewish Art and Society in Late Antiquity.
ed. L. I. Levine and Z. Weiss, Supplement series No. 40, Portsmouth; Rhode Island, 2000: 19-30.
Weiss, Z.
The Sepphoris Synagogue: Deciphering an Ancient Message through Its Archaeological and Socio-Historic Contexts
. Jerusalem, 2005.
Weiss, Z. "Sepphoris"
The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land Supplementary Volume
. Supplementary Volume, 2008: 2033-2034.
Yahalom, J. "The Sepphoris Synagogue Mosaic and its Story" in
From Dura to Sepphoris: Studies in Jewish Art and Society in Late Antiquity
. ed. L. I. Levine and Z. Weiss, Supplement series No. 40, Portsmouth; Rhode Island, 2000: 83-91.
Kühnel, B. "The Synagogue Floor Mosaic in Sepphoris: Between Paganism and Christianity" in
From Dura to Sepphoris: Studies in Jewish Art and Society in Late Antiquity
. ed. L. I. Levine and Z. Weiss, Supplement series No. 40, Portsmouth; Rhode Island, 2000: 31-43.
Miller, S.S. "On the Number of Synagogues in the Cities of Eretz Israel"
49, Journal of Jewish Studies, 1998: 51-66.
Miller, S.S. "'Epigraphical' rabbis, Helios, and Psalm 19: Were the Synagogues of Archaeology and the Synagogues of the Sages One and the Same?"
Jewish Quarterly Review
94:1, 2004: 27-76.
Photos:
Photos
General view, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Western side of the Mosaic, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
The Zodaic mosaic, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Mosaic fragment, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
General View of the Synagogue | Weiss and Netzer 1997: 16. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Aramaic Dedication Inscription from the Synagogue's Floor- | Weiss and Netzer 1997: 18. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Zodiac | Weiss and Netzer 1997: Plate 3. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Binding of Isaac- Mosaic Floor. | Weiss and Netzer 1997: Plate 3. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Descriptions of the Temple Rituals- Mosaic Floor | Weiss and Netzer 1997: Plate 4. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Scorpio- Zodiac | Weiss and Netzer 1997: Plate 4. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Sun Figure Instead of Helios | Weiss and Netzer 1997: 19. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Sagittarius- Zodiac | Weiss and Netzer 1997: 20. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Tekufat Tishri | Weiss and Netzer 1997: 21. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans and Drawings:
Plans
General plan of the site, The Synagogue is marked with an arrow, Weiss 2005: 2, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Weiss 2005: 9, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Weiss 2005:12, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Isometric reconstruction, Weiss 2005: 38,drawing Balage, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Weiss 2005: 40, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Artist's reconstruction, Weiss 2005: 44, drawing Balage, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Mosaic, Weiss 2005: 240, drawing Pnina Arad, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Reconstruction | Weiss and Netzer 1997: 17. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Links:
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Tzipori National Park - Israel Nature and Parks Authority
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