MEGA-Jordan Site Report

Primary Site name: SIYAGHA (MOUNT NEBO)

Other Site Names: JADIS: 2113003, Mount Nebo

Governorate: MADABA Sub-governorate: Feisaliyeh

MEGA Number: 2676

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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