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II. A. 2. — Appendix
the main transverse wall, at the southeast angle, has been bevelled to receive the spring-
ing of a vault; but I can only believe that the vault construction here was connected
with a late rebuilding of this corner of the old edifice, for Christian or Moslem use.
A careful search failed to discover any of these vaulting stones in other parts of
the ruins.
In conversations with a number of archaeologists, since the publication of Part i,
Ill. 6a. cArak il-Emir, Column at South end of Kasr il-cAbd.
I have discovered a tendency, even among
those who have adopted the temple theory
of the origin of this structure, to doubt
the correctness of my restoration of the
south end of the building, and to question
the probability of there having been a
portico, or any arrangement of columns,
there. P'or this reason I took particular
pains to re-examine that part of the
ruins, and fully satisfied myself that there
were two columns zzz antis there, exactly
as at the other end of the temple. Their
bases are in situ beneath the masses of
fallen building stones, and their shafts
are not far out of place. I present
herewith a photograph of one of the
shafts (Ill. 6a). The capitals of these
two columns are of the “bull’s head”
type, like those of the columns within
the north porch, and of the half columns
of the interior of the building. The
south porch was not so deep as the other,
and I found no evidence that there were columns within it, like those of the north
porch.
It is still impossible to determine whether there was an entrance from the south
porch to the building itself; but I am strongly inclined to doubt it. It is perfectly
evident that there were doorways between the chambers flanking the porch and the
main building, but uncertain whether these chambers opened upon the porch or not.
KHAU.
From cArak il-Emir to cAmman was only a short day’s ride; but, at the latter
site, no work of sufficient importance for publication was accomplished. EastofcAmman
we followed the Roman road, by milestones, to KaPat Zerka, and, from thence, to
Khirbit is-Samra. At the 37th milestone, numbering from Bosra 1 2, we turned eastward
from the Roman road to the ruins of Khau, which were plainly visible on a hilltop to
the right. Khau is a deserted ruin of little interest. It seems to have been completely
rebuilt, in a poor manner, since the rise of Islam. It has been visited by a number
of explorers, as may be seen by reference to Professor Briinnow’s Provincia Arabia*.
1 Many of the milestones on Trajan’s road bear the number of miles in Roman and Greek numerals, beginning at Bosra.
2 P.A. Zweiter Band, p. 224.
II. A. 2. — Appendix
the main transverse wall, at the southeast angle, has been bevelled to receive the spring-
ing of a vault; but I can only believe that the vault construction here was connected
with a late rebuilding of this corner of the old edifice, for Christian or Moslem use.
A careful search failed to discover any of these vaulting stones in other parts of
the ruins.
In conversations with a number of archaeologists, since the publication of Part i,
Ill. 6a. cArak il-Emir, Column at South end of Kasr il-cAbd.
I have discovered a tendency, even among
those who have adopted the temple theory
of the origin of this structure, to doubt
the correctness of my restoration of the
south end of the building, and to question
the probability of there having been a
portico, or any arrangement of columns,
there. P'or this reason I took particular
pains to re-examine that part of the
ruins, and fully satisfied myself that there
were two columns zzz antis there, exactly
as at the other end of the temple. Their
bases are in situ beneath the masses of
fallen building stones, and their shafts
are not far out of place. I present
herewith a photograph of one of the
shafts (Ill. 6a). The capitals of these
two columns are of the “bull’s head”
type, like those of the columns within
the north porch, and of the half columns
of the interior of the building. The
south porch was not so deep as the other,
and I found no evidence that there were columns within it, like those of the north
porch.
It is still impossible to determine whether there was an entrance from the south
porch to the building itself; but I am strongly inclined to doubt it. It is perfectly
evident that there were doorways between the chambers flanking the porch and the
main building, but uncertain whether these chambers opened upon the porch or not.
KHAU.
From cArak il-Emir to cAmman was only a short day’s ride; but, at the latter
site, no work of sufficient importance for publication was accomplished. EastofcAmman
we followed the Roman road, by milestones, to KaPat Zerka, and, from thence, to
Khirbit is-Samra. At the 37th milestone, numbering from Bosra 1 2, we turned eastward
from the Roman road to the ruins of Khau, which were plainly visible on a hilltop to
the right. Khau is a deserted ruin of little interest. It seems to have been completely
rebuilt, in a poor manner, since the rise of Islam. It has been visited by a number
of explorers, as may be seen by reference to Professor Briinnow’s Provincia Arabia*.
1 Many of the milestones on Trajan’s road bear the number of miles in Roman and Greek numerals, beginning at Bosra.
2 P.A. Zweiter Band, p. 224.