SITE ReportOctober 12, 2026
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Primary Site name: SIYAGHA (MOUNT NEBO)
Other Site Names: JADIS: 2113003, Mount Nebo
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Governorate:
MADABA
Sub-governorate:
Feisaliyeh
MEGA Number:
2676
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.72561 31.76887, 35.72436 31.76894, 35.7239 31.76877, 35.72347 31.76813, 35.72341 31.76779, 35.72344 31.76754, 35.72359 31.76732, 35.72377 31.76722, 35.72433 31.76693, 35.72565 31.76659, 35.72753 31.76667, 35.72758 31.76687, 35.72732 31.76734, 35.7266 31.76813, 35.72561 31.76887
Total Area (m²):
71556.6;
Perimeter (m):
1049.9
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9003 (Paleolithic, Upper); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Madaba Antiquities Office |
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s):
2007-2008 Data, DOA; None
Investigation Date:
None
Site Comments:
[e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
Site Significance:
| Scientific Value | |
| Historical Value | |
| Aesthetic Value | |
| Social Value | |
| Spiritual Value |
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By
Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On
March 16, 2016
Record Created By
ORIGINAL IMPORT
Record Created On
July 1, 2010
Record Review Status:
Status:
Under Review
Reviewer:
None
Review Date:
None
Comments:
The following 24 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 14529 | 413 Mausoleum | 9046 Roman, Unspecified |
| 14530 | 816 Mosaic | 9047 Byzantine, Early |
| 14531 | 899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify) | 9003 Paleolithic, Upper |
| 14532 | 403 Burial, in Church | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14533 | 206 Press, Wine | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
| 14534 | 837 Water Structure, Qanat | 9003 Paleolithic, Upper |
| 14535 | 301 Church/Chapel | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
| 14536 | 403 Burial, in Church | 9047 Byzantine, Early |
| 14537 | 515 Tower | 9046 Roman, Unspecified |
| 14538 | 816 Mosaic | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14539 | 838 Water Structure, Reservoir (Birket) | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14540 | 838 Water Structure, Reservoir (Birket) | 9003 Paleolithic, Upper |
| 14541 | 703 Inscription, Greek | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14542 | 899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify) | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14543 | 301 Church/Chapel | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14544 | 703 Inscription, Greek | 9047 Byzantine, Early |
| 14545 | 804 Courtyard | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
| 14546 | 837 Water Structure, Qanat | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14547 | 301 Church/Chapel | 9047 Byzantine, Early |
| 14548 | 206 Press, Wine | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14549 | 206 Press, Wine | 9003 Paleolithic, Upper |
| 14550 | 303 Monastery | 9047 Byzantine, Early |
| 14551 | 303 Monastery | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 14552 | 837 Water Structure, Qanat | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| ABEL F.-M. | 1931 | Exploration du sud-est de la vallee du Jourdain |
| ABEL F.-M. | 1933 | Geographie de la Palestine. I:Geographie physique et historique,Paris. |
| BAGATTI B. | 1936 | Edifici cristiani nella regione del Nebo |
| BAGATTI B. | 1950 | Sulle ceramiche antiche di Palestine (Recensione a H. SCHNEIDER,The Pottery of Nebo) |
| BAGATTI B. | 1941 | Il monastero del Nebo a gli antichi monasteri della Palestina =Atti del IV Congresso Internazionale di Archeologia Christiana ,Citta del Vaticano,p.89-110. |
| BAGATTI B. | 1978 | Un sigillo inedito della regione del Nebo |
| COGAN M. | 1979 | The Men of Nebo - Repatriated Reunebites |
| CORBO V. | 1970 | Scavi archeologici sotto i mosaici della basilica del Monte Nebo(Siyagha) |
| CORBO V. | 1964 | Ricordi dell'antico cristianesimo nel paese di Moab |
| CORBO V. | 1967 | Nuovi scavi archeologici nella cappella del battistero della basilica del Nebo (Siyagha) |
| CROWFOOT J.W. | 1938 | Early Churches in Palestine , London. |
| GLUECK N. | 1935 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2) |
| LISSNER I. | 1963 | The Tomb of Moses is still Undiscovered |
| PICCIRILLO M. | 1984 | J'ai mis au jour des mosaiques |
| PICCIRILLO M. | 1977 | Campagne archeologique dans la basilique du Mont Nebo-Siyagha |
| PICCIRILLO M. | 1976 | New Discoveries on Mount Nebo |
| PICCIRILLO M. | 1976 | Campagna archeologica nella basilica di Mose Profeta sul Monte Nebo-Siyagha |
| PICCIRILLO M. | 1978 | Un quarantennio die ricerche sulla cima di Sijagha al monte Nebo- Giordania. Risultati e problemi |
| PICCIRILLO M. | 1982 | Forty Years of Archaeological Work at Mount Nebo-Siyagha in LateRoman - Byzantine Jordan |
| SALLER S.J. | 1938 | Excavations in Palestine, 1935-6 : Ras Siyagha |
| SALLER S.J. | 1934 | De Inscriptionibus in Monte Siaghah (Nebo) inventis |
| SALLER S.J. | 1966 | Iron Age Tombs at Nebo, Jordan |
| SALLER S.J. | 1934 | Chronique : L'eglise du Mont Nebo |
| SALLER S.J. | 1941 | The Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo (Ras Siyagha), I: Text, II:Plates , Jerusalem. |
| SALLER S.J. | 1935 | Les fouilles au Mont Nebo en 1935 |
| SALLER S.J. | 1971 | Recent discoveries in the Nebo Region |
| SAUER J.A. | 1979 | Notes and News. New Byzantine Mosaic at Siyagha (Mt.Nebo) |
| SAUER J.A. | 1978 | News from the Field. In Search of the Ark of the Covenant on Mt.Nebo |
| STOCKTON E.D. | 1967 | Stone Age Culture in the Nebo Region, Jordan |
| VOGT E. | 1958 | Aetas Aeris Recentis in Transjordania |
| YONICK S. | 1967 | The Samaritan Inscription from Siyagha. A Reconstruction and Restudy |
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