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Temple of Bêl

Temple of the Palmyrene Gods

Temple building located on the northwest side of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Instance Of

Temple
Feature
Ruins
Cultural Property
Archaeological Site
Cultural Heritage

Country

Syria

Coordinate Location

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34.7509°N 40.7257°E

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Al-Salihiyah

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Location

Dura-Europos

Part Of

Dura-Europos
Block J9, Dura-Europos

Dissolved, Abolished or Demolished Date

256

Inception

bc_0_b203433_f22bce65ea9951d4c48380e1a19a1715b0
Earliest Date
: 131 BC
Latest Date
: 50

Made From Material

Mudbrick
Applies to Part
:
Superstructure
Plaster
Applies to Part
:
Foundation
Stone
Applies to Part
:
Foundation

Described by Source

12 items
Fouilles De Doura-Europos (1922-1923)
Page(s)
:29-168
The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929
Page(s)
:11-12
Page(s)
:67-69
Mesopotamian Religious Architecture: Alexander Through the Parthians
Page(s)
:105-110
"Temples À Escaliers": The Dura Evidence
Page(s)
:23-24
The Palmyrenes of Dura-Europos: A Study of Religious Interaction in Roman Syria
Page(s)
:293-314
The Roman Military Base at Dura-Europos, Syria: An Archaeological Visualisation
Page(s)
:63-65
Dura-Europos and Its Art
The Discovery of Dura-Europos
The Palmyrene Gods at Dura-Europos
Oriental Forerunners of Byzantine Painting: First-Century Wall Paintings From the Fortress of Dura on the Middle Euphrates
Revisiting the “Temple of Bêl” At Dura-Europos: A Note on the Fragmentary Fresco From the Naos
The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Fifth Season of Work October 1931 – March 1932

Time Period

Arsacid Period, Dura-Europos (Syria)
Roman Period, Dura-Europos (Syria)

Depicted By

1938.5999.5274'04
Dura-Europos Archival Photograph, YUAG Negative Number Dura-B179~01

Geoshape

Image of Design Plans

Has Part(s)

19 items
Tower 1, Dura-Europos
Courtyard, Temple of Bel
Naos, Temple of Bel
Pronaos, Temple of Bel
Room C, Temple of Bel
Room D, Temple De Bêl
Room E, Temple of Bel
Room F, Temple of Bel
Room G, Temple of Bel
Room H, Temple of Bel
Room I, Temple of Bel
Room J, Temple of Bel
Room K, Temple of Bel
Room L, Temple of Bel
Room M, Temple of Bel
Room N, Temple of Bel
Room O, Temple of Bel
Room P, Temple of Bel
Room Q, Temple of Bel

Significant Event

Siege of Dura-Europos
Cumont's 1922 Season of Excavation, Dura-Europos
(1922)
Point in Time
: 1922
Cumont's 1923 Season of Excavation, Dura-Europos
(1923)
Point in Time
: 1923
Yale-French Excavation Season Two at Dura-Europos
Yale-French Excavation Season Four at Dura-Europos

Different From

Temple of Bel
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