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{{Infobox ancient site|name=Deir ed Darb|native_name=דיר א-דרב {{in lang|he}}|alternate_name=|alt=|caption=The facade of the monumental Jewish tomb|map_type=West Bank|relief=yes|map_alt=|map_size=150px|coordinates={{coord|32|12|44|N|35|10|59|E|display=inline,title}}|grid_position=Israel Ref. 210166/670117|location=[[State of Palestine]]|region=[[Samaria]]|type=Rock-cut tomb|part_of=[[Hasmonean kingdom]], [[Herodian kingdom]], [[Judaea (Roman province)|province of Judaea]]|length=|width=|area={{convert|2|ha|abbr=on}}|height= |
{{Infobox ancient site|name=Deir ed Darb|native_name=דיר א-דרב {{in lang|he}}|alternate_name=|alt=|caption=The facade of the monumental Jewish tomb|map_type=West Bank|relief=yes|map_alt=|map_size=150px|coordinates={{coord|32|12|44|N|35|10|59|E|display=inline,title}}|grid_position=Israel Ref. 210166/670117|location=[[State of Palestine]]|region=[[Samaria]]|type=Rock-cut tomb|part_of=[[Hasmonean kingdom]], [[Herodian kingdom]], [[Judaea (Roman province)|province of Judaea]]|length=|width=|area={{convert|2|ha|abbr=on}}|height=|builder=|material=|built=|abandoned=|epochs=Second Temple period|cultures=[[Second Temple Judaism]]|dependency_of=|occupants=|event=|excavations=|archaeologists=|condition=Ruined|ownership=Public|management=|public_access=Yes|website=<!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->|notes=|image=File:Qarawat-Bani-Hassan-Deir-ad-Derb-094803.jpg}} |
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{{Short description|Monumental Jewish necropolis from the 1st century CE}} |
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'''Deir ed Darb''' ("The monastery of the road"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Palmer |first=E. H. |date=1881 |title=The Survey of Western Palestine. Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R.E. |url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft/page/228/mode/1up?view=theater |page=228 |location=London |publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund}}</ref>) is a monumental [[Jews|Jewish]] tomb with an elaborate façade dated to the [[1st century CE]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last1=Peleg-Barkat |first1=Orit |last2=Raviv |date=2019 |title=שלושה פריטים ארכיטקטוניים מן התקופה הרומית הקדומה מאזור הכפר קרוות בני חסן |url=https://www.academia.edu/40807178 |journal=במעבה ההר |language=Hebrew |volume=9 |pages=43–58}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite journal |last1=מגן |first1=יצחק |last2=Magen |first2=Y. |date=2002 |title=Tombs Decorated in Jerusalem Style in Samaria and the Hebron Hills / קברים מעוטרים בסגנון ירושלמי בשומרון ובהר חברון |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23682421 |journal=Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands / קדמוניות: כתב-עת לעתיקות ארץ-ישראל וארצות המקרא |volume=לה |issue=1 (123) |pages=28–37 |jstor=23682421 |issn=0033-4839}}</ref> The site is located in the [[West Bank]] about 1/2-mile SE of the village center of [[Qarawat Bani Hassan|Qarwat Bani Hassan]]. Its Arab name derives from the ancient road passing near it and refers to a monastery.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Raviv |first=Dvir |title=Raviv D., 2013, "Magnificent Tombs from the Second Temple Period in Western Samaria - New Insights", In the Highland's Depth - Ephraim Range and Binyamin Research Studies, Vol. 3, Ariel-Talmon ,pp. 109-142. (Hebrew) |url=https://www.academia.edu/25782070 |journal=Academia |pages=109–142}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=biu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay/alma990026013420205776/972BIU_INST:BIThe |url=https://biu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay/alma990026013420205776/972BIU_INST:BIThe |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=biu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=שמעון דר אחוזתו של תלמי, השר הבכיר של הורדוס |url=https://kotar.cet.ac.il/kotarapp/index/Chapter.aspx?nBookID=90406446&nTocEntryID=90608951 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=kotar.cet.ac.il}}</ref> |
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== History of research == |
== History of research == |
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In 1873, when the necropolis was first visited, the main tomb was described as: "one of the finest sepulchral monuments in the country, resembling in character some of the tombs near Jerusalem". In further years to come surveys and rescue excavations were done ([[Shemuel Yeivin|Yeivin]] - 1972, Dar - late 70's, Raviv -2013) at and next to the main tomb.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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The tomb was surveyed for the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]] in 1873 and the main tomb was described as "one of the finest sepulchral monuments in the country, resembling in character some of the tombs near [[Jerusalem]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Conder |first1=Claude Reignier |url=http://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp02conduoft |title=The survey of western Palestine : memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. Volume II: Samaria |last2=Kitchener |first2=Horatio Herbert |last3=Palmer |first3=Edward Henry |last4=Besant |first4=Walter |date=1882 |location=London |publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund |pages=313, 315}}</ref> In further years to come surveys and rescue excavations were done ([[Shemuel Yeivin|Yeivin]] - 1972, [[Shimon Dar|Dar]] - late 70's, Raviv -2013) at and next to the main tomb.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=התפרוסת היישובית של מערב השומרון : בימי הבית השני, המשנה והתלמוד והתקופה הביזנטית ... / מאת שמעון דר {{!}} עבודת מחקר {{!}} NNL_ALEPH990018747450205171 {{!}} הספרייה הלאומית |url=https://www.nli.org.il/he/dissertations/NNL_ALEPH990018747450205171/NLI |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=www.nli.org.il |language=he}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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[[File:Tomb entrance.jpg|thumb|Decoration above the entrance]] |
[[File:Tomb entrance.jpg|thumb|Decoration above the entrance]] |
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[[File:Qarawat_Bani_HassanP313.jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|The front of Deir ed Derb, 1873]] |
[[File:Qarawat_Bani_HassanP313.jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|The front of Deir ed Derb, 1873]] |
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The tomb contains three [[Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel|rock-cut]] chambers with a courtyard in front. The entrance to the tomb has a [[portico]] measuring {{convert|18|ft|order=flip}} wide and {{convert|10|ft|order=flip}} tall. There is a {{convert|50|ft|adj=on|order=flip}} long [[Cornice#Doric order|Doric cornice]] in front supported by two [[Ionic order#Columns and entablature|Ionic columns]] and two [[pilasters]]. The carved decoration included 15 [[triglyph]]s and 14 [[Rosette (design)|rosettes]] – all the rosettes had different designs.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Conder |first1=Claude Reignier |url=http://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp02conduoft |title=The survey of western Palestine : memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. Volume II: Samaria |last2=Kitchener |first2=Horatio Herbert |last3=Palmer |first3=Edward Henry |last4=Besant |first4=Walter |date=1882 |location=London |publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund |pages=313–314}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> |
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=== The main tomb === |
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The tomb features a specious rock-cut courtyard, approximately 10 by 15 meters in size.<ref name=":0" /> Adjacent On the to yard's right side (westwards from the front), a grand staircase was carved leading into the courtyard.<ref name=":0" /> The tomb facade is adorned in a combined architectural style: two Greek columns stand between antea in a distyle arrangement. The column on the right (western) and the central portion of the frieze are gone today.<ref name=":0" /> Carved rosettes of various types decorate the remaining sections. Above the [[frieze]], a [[cornice]] adorned with dentils was designed while below the triglyphs there are droplets (gutae).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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The burial chambers are accessed by an entrance that was carved in the southern wall of the antechamber.<ref name=":0" /> Originally, the entrance was sealed with a circular burial stone that moved within a rail. Above the entrance a niche was cut later damaging the original chiseled decoration on the walls of the antechamber.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Passing through the entrance reveals a central rectangular burial chamber with a carved standing pit in the middle of the room.<ref name=":0" /> Opposite the entrance three niches were carved and two additional arched openings were carved, one in the eastern and western walls, both leading to burial chambers.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Conder |first1=C. R. (Claude Reignier) |url=http://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp02conduoft |title=The survey of western Palestine : memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology |last2=Kitchener |first2=Horatio Herbert Kitchener |last3=Palmer |first3=Edward Henry |last4=Besant |first4=Walter |date=1881–1883 |publisher=London : Committee of the Palestine exploration fund |others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> In the western burial chamber a standing pit with an installed cover was carved, while in the southern wall, a burial vault is situated above a wide, shallow trough (approximately 0.2 meters deep), suggesting this chamber was left unfinished. The chamber to the east was meticulously carved, featuring a relatively narrow standing pit at its center and pilasters resembling small columns in each corner.<ref name=":0" /> Each wall of this chamber holds a vault, beneath which are shallow burial troughs. Notably, the outer septum of each burial pit is distinguished by a designed depicting a reclining bed with legs (kline). A decoration found in both Greco-Roman and Jewish burial tradition.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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== Analysis == |
== Analysis == |
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An archaeological analysis led Dar to conclude that there was a flourishing Jewish settlement near the site during the late [[Second Temple period]] and even up to the [[First Jewish–Roman War|Great revolt]] and the [[Bar Kokhba revolt]]. After the latter, the area was settled by [[Samaritans]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> |
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There is a consensus among all archaeologists and researches who have been to the site of Deir ed Darb that it resembles the [[Tombs of the Kings (Jerusalem)|Tombs of the Kings]] in [[Jerusalem]] and similar sites in Samaria.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The structure bears a strong resemblance to some tombs by Jerusalem, which have been dated to 1st century CE. Magen has linked Deir ed-Darb and other similar tombs in Samaria (including [[Khirbet Kurkush]] and [[Aboud#Archaeology|Mokata 'Abud]]) to the departure of Jewish craftsmen from Jerusalem to Samaria before the [[Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|siege of Jerusalem]] in 70 CE.<ref name=":0" /> Peleg-Barkat, on the other hand, suggested that these tombs were constructed by local Jewish elites who were inspired by the elaborate graves of the Jewish elite in [[Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period|Jerusalem of the late Second Temple period]]. In the close vicinity of the tomb, about 20 other rock-cut burial caves were found.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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The magnificent tomb has a large (about 10x15 m) rock-cut front yard.<ref name=":0" /> On the side of the yard, To the right (west) of the front of the tomb, a monumental staircase was carved leading into the courtyard.<ref name=":0" /> The front of the tomb is decorated with great splendor in a combined style: two Greek style columns between two arts (antis in distylos). The right (western) column does not exist today and was probably stolen in ancient times. In the front of the tomb above the columns and the art there is a neetly carved frieze, divided into 15 [[Triglyph]]s, including 14 [[metope]]s. The central part of the frieze did not survive. In carved tufts Roses (rosettes) of different types. Above the [[frieze]], a [[cornice]] consisting of dentils was designed. Below the part from the triglyphs there are drops (gutae).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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=== Similar sites === |
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The entrance to the burial chambers is carved into the southern wall of the entrance room.<ref name=":0" /> The opening was closed with a circular burial stone moving inside a trestle rail. A niche was cut above the opening, which damaged a decoration with chiseled edges that was located on the entrance room walls, it seems to have been carved at a later period.<ref name=":0" /> As mentioned above, a parallel to this kind of niche is found in the central tomb in the necropolis of Khirbet Kurkush, in Dar's opinion, this alcove symbolizes the change of ownership from Jewish to foreign.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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* [[Aboud#Archeology|Mokata 'Abud]] |
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The opening leads to a central rectangular burial chamber.<ref name=":0" /> A standing pit was carved in the center of the room. Three niches were carved into the wall in front of the opening.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> On both walls on the sides (the eastern and the western) openings were carved leading to two additional burial chambers were carved with arches.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> A standing pit was cut in the western (right) burial chamber, and a pit was installed. In the southern wall a burial vault was carved and beneath it a wide and shallow trough (about 0.2 m deep). It seems that this room was not completed. The eastern (left) room was neatly carved. A small, relatively narrow standing pit was carved in its center, in each of its four corners pilasters were carved simulating small and stylish columns.<ref name=":0" /> Three vaults were installed on the walls of the room - one on each wall. At the bottom of them are troughs wide and shallow burials (about 0.2 m deep). The researchers who discussed this grave did not refer to the decorations that were designed on the outer walls of the burial troughs. In the outer septum of each of the three burial pits are distinguished by the design of a requiem bed with legs (kline). This decoration has parallels in the [[Greco-Roman world|Greco-Roman]] burial world as well as in Jewish burial tradition.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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* [[Khirbet Kurkush]] |
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* [[Tombs of the Kings (Jerusalem)|Tombs of the Kings]] |
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* [[Umm al Amad, Jerusalem]] |
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* [[Jason's Tomb]] |
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* [[Tomb of Absalom]] |
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* [[Tomb of Benei Hezir|Tomb of benie Hezir]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 10 September 2024
דיר א-דרב (in Hebrew) | |
 The facade of the monumental Jewish tomb | |
  Shown within the West Bank | |
| Location | State of Palestine |
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| Region | Samaria |
| Coordinates | 32°12′44″N 35°10′59″E / 32.21222°N 35.18306°E |
| Grid position | Israel Ref. 210166/670117 |
| Type | Rock-cut tomb |
| Part of | Hasmonean kingdom, Herodian kingdom, province of Judaea |
| Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
| History | |
| Periods | Second Temple period |
| Cultures | Second Temple Judaism |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
Deir ed Darb ("The monastery of the road"[1]) is a monumental Jewish tomb with an elaborate façade dated to the 1st century CE.[2][3] The site is located in the West Bank about 1/2-mile SE of the village center of Qarwat Bani Hassan. Its Arab name derives from the ancient road passing near it and refers to a monastery.[4][5][6]
History of research
[edit]The tomb was surveyed for the Palestine Exploration Fund in 1873 and the main tomb was described as "one of the finest sepulchral monuments in the country, resembling in character some of the tombs near Jerusalem".[7] In further years to come surveys and rescue excavations were done (Yeivin - 1972, Dar - late 70's, Raviv -2013) at and next to the main tomb.[4][8][6]
Description
[edit]
The tomb contains three rock-cut chambers with a courtyard in front. The entrance to the tomb has a portico measuring 5.5 metres (18 ft) wide and 3.0 metres (10 ft) tall. There is a 15-metre (50 ft) long Doric cornice in front supported by two Ionic columns and two pilasters. The carved decoration included 15 triglyphs and 14 rosettes – all the rosettes had different designs.[9][3]
The main tomb
[edit] | This section contains close paraphrasing of a non-free copyrighted source, https://www.academia.edu/25782070 (Copyvios report). (June 2024) |
The tomb features a specious rock-cut courtyard, approximately 10 by 15 meters in size.[4] Adjacent On the to yard's right side (westwards from the front), a grand staircase was carved leading into the courtyard.[4] The tomb facade is adorned in a combined architectural style: two Greek columns stand between antea in a distyle arrangement. The column on the right (western) and the central portion of the frieze are gone today.[4] Carved rosettes of various types decorate the remaining sections. Above the frieze, a cornice adorned with dentils was designed while below the triglyphs there are droplets (gutae).[4][2]
The burial chambers are accessed by an entrance that was carved in the southern wall of the antechamber.[4] Originally, the entrance was sealed with a circular burial stone that moved within a rail. Above the entrance a niche was cut later damaging the original chiseled decoration on the walls of the antechamber.[4]
Passing through the entrance reveals a central rectangular burial chamber with a carved standing pit in the middle of the room.[4] Opposite the entrance three niches were carved and two additional arched openings were carved, one in the eastern and western walls, both leading to burial chambers.[4][10][2] In the western burial chamber a standing pit with an installed cover was carved, while in the southern wall, a burial vault is situated above a wide, shallow trough (approximately 0.2 meters deep), suggesting this chamber was left unfinished. The chamber to the east was meticulously carved, featuring a relatively narrow standing pit at its center and pilasters resembling small columns in each corner.[4] Each wall of this chamber holds a vault, beneath which are shallow burial troughs. Notably, the outer septum of each burial pit is distinguished by a designed depicting a reclining bed with legs (kline). A decoration found in both Greco-Roman and Jewish burial tradition.[4][2]
Analysis
[edit]An archaeological analysis led Dar to conclude that there was a flourishing Jewish settlement near the site during the late Second Temple period and even up to the Great revolt and the Bar Kokhba revolt. After the latter, the area was settled by Samaritans.[4][8]
There is a consensus among all archaeologists and researches who have been to the site of Deir ed Darb that it resembles the Tombs of the Kings in Jerusalem and similar sites in Samaria.[10][4][5] The structure bears a strong resemblance to some tombs by Jerusalem, which have been dated to 1st century CE. Magen has linked Deir ed-Darb and other similar tombs in Samaria (including Khirbet Kurkush and Mokata 'Abud) to the departure of Jewish craftsmen from Jerusalem to Samaria before the siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE.[4] Peleg-Barkat, on the other hand, suggested that these tombs were constructed by local Jewish elites who were inspired by the elaborate graves of the Jewish elite in Jerusalem of the late Second Temple period. In the close vicinity of the tomb, about 20 other rock-cut burial caves were found.[2][4]
See also
[edit]Similar sites
[edit]- Mokata 'Abud
- Khirbet Kurkush
- Tombs of the Kings
- Umm al Amad, Jerusalem
- Jason's Tomb
- Tomb of Absalom
- Tomb of benie Hezir
References
[edit]- ^ Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine. Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R.E. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 228.
- ^ a b c d e Peleg-Barkat, Orit; Raviv (2019). "שלושה פריטים ארכיטקטוניים מן התקופה הרומית הקדומה מאזור הכפר קרוות בני חסן". במעבה ההר (in Hebrew). 9: 43–58.
- ^ a b מגן, יצחק; Magen, Y. (2002). "Tombs Decorated in Jerusalem Style in Samaria and the Hebron Hills / קברים מעוטרים בסגנון ירושלמי בשומרון ובהר חברון". Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands / קדמוניות: כתב-עת לעתיקות ארץ-ישראל וארצות המקרא. לה (1 (123)): 28–37. ISSN 0033-4839. JSTOR 23682421.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Raviv, Dvir. "Raviv D., 2013, "Magnificent Tombs from the Second Temple Period in Western Samaria - New Insights", In the Highland's Depth - Ephraim Range and Binyamin Research Studies, Vol. 3, Ariel-Talmon ,pp. 109-142. (Hebrew)". Academia: 109–142.
- ^ a b "biu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay/alma990026013420205776/972BIU_INST:BIThe". biu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ a b "שמעון דר אחוזתו של תלמי, השר הבכיר של הורדוס". kotar.cet.ac.il. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, Horatio Herbert; Palmer, Edward Henry; Besant, Walter (1882). The survey of western Palestine : memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. Volume II: Samaria. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. pp. 313, 315.
- ^ a b "התפרוסת היישובית של מערב השומרון : בימי הבית השני, המשנה והתלמוד והתקופה הביזנטית ... / מאת שמעון דר | עבודת מחקר | NNL_ALEPH990018747450205171 | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, Horatio Herbert; Palmer, Edward Henry; Besant, Walter (1882). The survey of western Palestine : memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. Volume II: Samaria. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. pp. 313–314.
- ^ a b Conder, C. R. (Claude Reignier); Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener; Palmer, Edward Henry; Besant, Walter (1881–1883). The survey of western Palestine : memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. Robarts - University of Toronto. London : Committee of the Palestine exploration fund.