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II. B. 2.
of this is a long wall with several doorways in it. The lintel of one of these door-
ways has a long inscription 1 in Greek upon it, and appears to be in its ancient position,
though the mud plaster that has been
applied to the wall renders it impossible
to know definitely. In the midst of the
village is a complex of ancient walls
incorporated with modern dwellings; a
semi-circular wall could be traced on the
south side, and there are other indications
that the ancient building was a bath.
VfferFLoorRaN'
I'D J AZ-
Tower-
III. 92. Icdjaz, Tower. Ill. 93. Scale: .50 cm. — 1 m.
Well to the north of the ruins is the ruin of a detached group of religious buildings
with a large church.
Tower: The tower of Fdjaz (Ills. 92, 93) is one of the smallest of the region: its
importance lies in the fact that two stories are preserved in completeness. The lower
story is partly buried, and is almost completely filled up, yet it is possible to see that
it is spanned by a single arch. The upper story, a plan of which is given in Ill. 93,
has a doorway in one angle, opening out above some modern constructions to the
north. This suggested to me that the tower might originally have been the south east
angle-tower of a fortress, and that the doorway opened upon the top of the wall as is
the case in D&r il-Kahf and other fortifications in the Hauran; but the conditions of
the ruin on the west and north sides of the tower is such that excavations would be
necessary to discover the other parts of the fortress. The upper story is spanned by
a single arch that springs from corbels in the side walls, the voussoirs of the arch
being much longer than the impost of the corbels. Stone beams were thrown from
the side walls to the crown of the arch, and the roofing slabs are laid from the top
of the wall to these beams. The roof slabs are well finished and joined, and the clay
above them makes a perfectly tight, practicable roof. The apartment is lighted by four
deeply splayed windows; the interior is now coated with white-wash which shows no
effects of leaking and proves the tightness of the roof.
Church of the Holy Apostles, 429-30 A.D. About five minutes walk to the
north of the chief ruins is the extensive ruin of a monastery, with a church of unusual
interest on account of its numerous inscriptions. The devastation of the buildings is
1 Div. Ill, insc. 1016.
II. B. 2.
of this is a long wall with several doorways in it. The lintel of one of these door-
ways has a long inscription 1 in Greek upon it, and appears to be in its ancient position,
though the mud plaster that has been
applied to the wall renders it impossible
to know definitely. In the midst of the
village is a complex of ancient walls
incorporated with modern dwellings; a
semi-circular wall could be traced on the
south side, and there are other indications
that the ancient building was a bath.
VfferFLoorRaN'
I'D J AZ-
Tower-
III. 92. Icdjaz, Tower. Ill. 93. Scale: .50 cm. — 1 m.
Well to the north of the ruins is the ruin of a detached group of religious buildings
with a large church.
Tower: The tower of Fdjaz (Ills. 92, 93) is one of the smallest of the region: its
importance lies in the fact that two stories are preserved in completeness. The lower
story is partly buried, and is almost completely filled up, yet it is possible to see that
it is spanned by a single arch. The upper story, a plan of which is given in Ill. 93,
has a doorway in one angle, opening out above some modern constructions to the
north. This suggested to me that the tower might originally have been the south east
angle-tower of a fortress, and that the doorway opened upon the top of the wall as is
the case in D&r il-Kahf and other fortifications in the Hauran; but the conditions of
the ruin on the west and north sides of the tower is such that excavations would be
necessary to discover the other parts of the fortress. The upper story is spanned by
a single arch that springs from corbels in the side walls, the voussoirs of the arch
being much longer than the impost of the corbels. Stone beams were thrown from
the side walls to the crown of the arch, and the roofing slabs are laid from the top
of the wall to these beams. The roof slabs are well finished and joined, and the clay
above them makes a perfectly tight, practicable roof. The apartment is lighted by four
deeply splayed windows; the interior is now coated with white-wash which shows no
effects of leaking and proves the tightness of the roof.
Church of the Holy Apostles, 429-30 A.D. About five minutes walk to the
north of the chief ruins is the extensive ruin of a monastery, with a church of unusual
interest on account of its numerous inscriptions. The devastation of the buildings is
1 Div. Ill, insc. 1016.