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stones laid side by side, the outermost stone which formed the face of the lintel has
been broken and torn out of its place; the others are about 1.80 m. long by 40 cm.
high. Within the ruin there lies an inscribed stone 1.32 m. long, 40 cm. high and 34 cm.
thick; this may be a part of the outer lintel stone of the doorway.
The inscription 1 is not dated; but it mentions the four Virtues and Nike, and is
believed by Mr. Prentice to be of Pagan origin. The construction of the tower,
and the profile of the mouldings of the relieving arch of its portal indicate an early
date, i. e., the end of the third century or the beginning of the fourth.
8. NAWA.
This is the site of one of the larger of the ancient towns of the cAla. Its state
of ruin is complete, and it was inhabited not long since, if one may judge by the
condition of the modern houses that exist in considerable numbers, and by the great
amount of rubbish that has accumulated upon the spot; but it was quite deserted when
we were there, save for a small number of Bedawin who had pitched their tents on
the outskirts of the ruins. ■ The ruins cover a large area, and consist of a church of
fair size on the
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the ruin. The nave has five doorways, one
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stones laid side by side, the outermost stone which formed the face of the lintel has
been broken and torn out of its place; the others are about 1.80 m. long by 40 cm.
high. Within the ruin there lies an inscribed stone 1.32 m. long, 40 cm. high and 34 cm.
thick; this may be a part of the outer lintel stone of the doorway.
The inscription 1 is not dated; but it mentions the four Virtues and Nike, and is
believed by Mr. Prentice to be of Pagan origin. The construction of the tower,
and the profile of the mouldings of the relieving arch of its portal indicate an early
date, i. e., the end of the third century or the beginning of the fourth.
8. NAWA.
This is the site of one of the larger of the ancient towns of the cAla. Its state
of ruin is complete, and it was inhabited not long since, if one may judge by the
condition of the modern houses that exist in considerable numbers, and by the great
amount of rubbish that has accumulated upon the spot; but it was quite deserted when
we were there, save for a small number of Bedawin who had pitched their tents on
the outskirts of the ruins. ■ The ruins cover a large area, and consist of a church of
fair size on the
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. the town was one of the largest in the
de. On the south was an atrium, or cloister,
des. Only the ground plan of the church is
1. to 1.50 m. high, almost hidden in mounds
1 the important measurements. Many of the
the ruin. The nave has five doorways, one
eastern edge of the
town, a large num-
ber of private houses
that have been level-
ed with the ground
and a little convent,
called D&r _Nawa.
on the northE
confines of -
cient town.-
tower of this E
(Ill. 10), still E.
ing two storiE.
only one ofE
y . . zz o
cient buildin;
that has nd
destroyed
foundations,'
a conspicuor
mark.
Churci =-
Ala, measuE-
with colonn;
preserved (.
of soil: but
—
ornamental E