Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Golan Heights. Butmiyye, Early Byzantine Period. Text unknown.

menorah (or possiblly a "tree of life") middle of lintel circles (2) left and right of menorah (or "tree of life") Early Byzantine Period Golan Butmiyye32.989025859917966,35.90361181786637

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This lintel survives intact in the original location; however, too few characters of the inscription remain legible to allow any reading. On the left side of the stone we find the text, followed by a circle, a menorah (or "tree of life"), and another circle. (It is difficult to interpret the middle figure because it is unsophisticated and lacking the bottom "stand" and curved branches that can distinguish a menorah from a "tree of life.") Some illumination, however, is provided by a second stone found in the same building, on which a menorah (also with straight branches, but having a bottom stand) is flanked by two circles. As confirmed by several examples from various sites, the latter may be interpreted as Torah scrolls.

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