A Byzantine-Period Funerary Chapel in the Newe Yam Dalet Neighborhood in Ashqelon (pp. 147–158)

Authors

Yulia Ustinova, Ben Gurion University, Be’er Sheva‘
Gregory Seriy, Israel Antiquities Authority

Abstract

Excavations in Ashqelon’s Newe Yam Dalet neighborhood revealed a remarkable funerary chapel.The funerary complex comprises a courtyard, a tomb and a roofed chamber. The chamber floor was paved with mosaics, containing three Greek inscription; a fourth inscription was found on a marble slab in secondary use.The epigraphic evidence endorses the interpretation of the site as a cultic complex, perhaps aprivate memorial site of an individual venerated by the community.

Keywords

Byzantine period, Christianity, epigraphy, art, religion, cult

Recommended Citation

Ustinova, Yulia and Seriy, Gregory (2018) "A Byzantine-Period Funerary Chapel in the Newe Yam Dalet Neighborhood in Ashqelon (pp. 147–158)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 90, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1831
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol90/iss1/9