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Taybbe

Other Name: Taibeh
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Dan Urman (1968), Chaim Ben David and Gilad Peli (1977), Zvi Maoz (1979)
Main Finds: Decorative architectural stones, pillars, and ornate lintel.
Site Condition: Inside firing zone. Lintel is on display at The Golan Antiquities Museum in Katzrin
Lintel, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan
65, Jordan

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Meir, Dafna and Eran Ancient Synagogues Of The Golan. ed. Ruth Peleg, Jerusalem, 2015: 179.
  2. Urman, D. "Public Structures And Jewish Communities In The Golan Heights" in Ancient Synagogues. ed. D. Urman and P. Flesher, Leiden, 1995: 194-196.
  3. Ilan, Z. "Ancient Synagogues in Israel" . Tel Aviv, 1991: 494-496, (Hebrew).
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 10 July 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/taybbe/

Photos:

Photos
Lintel in Qasrin Museum courtyard, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Lintel in Qasrin Museum courtyard, courtesy of Eran Meir
Architectural fragment, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural fragment, courtesy of Eran Meir
Reused ashlar stones, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Reused ashlar stones, courtesy of Eran Meir
Architectural fragments, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural fragments, courtesy of Eran Meir
Lintel, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Lintel, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum
Console, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Console, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum
Console, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Console, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum
Lintel reused in modren house, courtesy of Chaim Ben David © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Lintel reused in modren house, courtesy of Chaim Ben David
Maoz 1995: plate 115 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
A Late Structure On top of the Synagogue's Southern Wall- Ashlar Stones in Secondary Use | Maoz 1995: plate 115 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 115 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Synagogue's Main Lintel | Maoz 1995: plate 115 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Console | Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Console | Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Beam Section | Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Bench Section | Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 7, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Frieze Fragment | Maoz 1995: plate 116 fig. 7, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Attic Base of the Pilaster's Doorpost | Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Attic Base of the Pilaster's Doorpost | Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Attic Base of the Pilaster's Doorpost | Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Column | Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 5, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Pillar Base | Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 5, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 6, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Column Base | Maoz 1995: plate 117 fig. 6, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 118 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic Capital | Maoz 1995: plate 118 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 118 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Doric Capital in a Late Structure- Secondary Use | Maoz 1995: plate 118 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 118 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Pillar Base | Maoz 1995: plate 118 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 118 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Pillar Base | Maoz 1995: plate 118 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

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