Sumaqa

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Shimon Dar (1983-1990)

Main Finds: Columns and ornamental architecture.

Inscriptions: Hebrew (CIIP V/2: 1616-1617).

Site Condition: In a closed military zone.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Carmel

Unnamed Road, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Price, J. J. "Kh. Somak" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. W. Ameling et. al., V/Part 2: Galilaea and Northern Regions, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2023: 1616-1617.
Dar, S. "The Synagogue at Ḥorvat Sumaqa" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 118-124.
Dar, S. "Sumaqa" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 1412-1415.
Dar, S. and Mintzker, Y. "The Synagogue of Horvat Sumaqa; 1983-1993" in Ancient Synagogues; Historical Analysis and Archaeological Discovery. ed. D. Urman and P.V.M. Flesher, Vol. 1, Leiden, 1995: 158-165.
Dar, S. Sumaqa - A Roman and Byzantine Jewish Villge on Mount Carmel; Israel. BAR International Series 815, Oxford, 1999.
Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 248-251.

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 23 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/sumaqa/

Photos:

Photos

Eastern facade, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Eastern entrance, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Kohl and Watzinger 1916:135 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

The Eastern Facade with the Portal | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:135

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Links:

Links

Israel Antiquities Authority Survey - H. Sumaq

Ancient Synagogue Coins