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Umm idj-Djimal (Thantia?)
Chapel outside East Wall. On the top of a knoll, about 60 m. from the east
wall, and half way between the two gates, is a small church, or chapel, which belongs
Ill. 152.
to the class of aisleless buildings with transverse arches. The nave (Ill. 153), only
12 m. long and 6 m. wide, is spanned by two
transverse arches, and has a semi-circular pro¬
jecting apse. Along the south wall is a narrow
low structure (Sect. A—B) divided into two cham¬
bers ; east of this is a small chamber adjoining
the apse but not connected with it. The two
smaller of these rooms probably served in place
of the side chambers that often flank the apse,
providing a prothesis and a diaconicum. The
western half of the nave of this chapel, and the
east wall with the arch of the apse and its curved
wall, up to the springing of the half dome, are
well preserved though the building belongs to
the poorer class of structures being of roughly
quadrated masonry throughout, except its arches
and doorways. I presume it is a rather late
church and may have been either a memorial
chapel or a cemetery chapel; for it is in the
ancient burial grounds on the east side of the city.
Double Church. This building may be
taken as the last of the hall-church group and the first of the basilicas; for both classes
are represented in this pair of twin churches which were constructed as one. The double
church is situated in the southeastern quarter of the city, well within the walls, and
quite surrounded by private houses, except on the north side where an open place
stretches away toward the Roman Reservoir. It seems probable that none of the resi-
dences in the immediate neighborhood belonged to the church which appears to have
Ill· 153·
Chapel outside East Wall. On the top of a knoll, about 60 m. from the east
wall, and half way between the two gates, is a small church, or chapel, which belongs
Ill. 152.
to the class of aisleless buildings with transverse arches. The nave (Ill. 153), only
12 m. long and 6 m. wide, is spanned by two
transverse arches, and has a semi-circular pro¬
jecting apse. Along the south wall is a narrow
low structure (Sect. A—B) divided into two cham¬
bers ; east of this is a small chamber adjoining
the apse but not connected with it. The two
smaller of these rooms probably served in place
of the side chambers that often flank the apse,
providing a prothesis and a diaconicum. The
western half of the nave of this chapel, and the
east wall with the arch of the apse and its curved
wall, up to the springing of the half dome, are
well preserved though the building belongs to
the poorer class of structures being of roughly
quadrated masonry throughout, except its arches
and doorways. I presume it is a rather late
church and may have been either a memorial
chapel or a cemetery chapel; for it is in the
ancient burial grounds on the east side of the city.
Double Church. This building may be
taken as the last of the hall-church group and the first of the basilicas; for both classes
are represented in this pair of twin churches which were constructed as one. The double
church is situated in the southeastern quarter of the city, well within the walls, and
quite surrounded by private houses, except on the north side where an open place
stretches away toward the Roman Reservoir. It seems probable that none of the resi-
dences in the immediate neighborhood belonged to the church which appears to have
Ill· 153·