Les pavements de la cathédrale de Hama: nouvelles découvertes et nouvelle approcheSyriaSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/7PKGRZIM/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.HoumamSaadKomaitAbdallahFedericoAlpiLes pavements de la cathédrale de Hama: nouvelles découvertes et nouvelle approchehttp://syriaca.org/cbss/7PKGRZIMhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/7PKGRZIMhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/7PKGRZIMSyria1002023283-338In fall 2020, the excavations division of the Directorate of Antiquities (DGAMS) undertook excavations in the Byzantine church in the al-Madinah neighbourhood, in old Hama (Epiphania of Apamene), which has been partly known since the 1980s and 1990s. The old excavations, led by A. Zaqzouq, uncovered two buildings, including a basilica with sidewalks and narthex, and its annex rooms dated by inscriptions from between 412 and 416. The floor of this religious complex is paved with mosaics with geometric patterns, except one with a figured scene. Above, a second building was paved with slabs. It dates back to the Middle Ages, and may have been a church according to M. Piccirillo. The recent excavations by the DGAMS aimed at clearing the area and identify the limits of the building. They uncovered several architectural pieces and new mosaics in the central nave and in the annex rooms. These mosaics bear various, fine geometric patterns, some of them unique in the region, as well as biblical quotes in Greek. These recent discoveries confirm the special status of this religious complex, especially in the Paleochristian period, and give a rare testimony on the Byzantine bishopric of Epiphania of Apamene.
Saad, Houmam, Komait Abdallah, and Federico Alpi. “Les Pavements de La Cathédrale de Hama: Nouvelles Découvertes et Nouvelle Approche.” Syria 100 (2023): 283–338. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4000/syria.15447.
Houmam Saad, Komait Abdallah, and Federico Alpi, Les Pavements de La Cathédrale de Hama: Nouvelles Découvertes et Nouvelle Approche,Syria 100 (2023): 283–338, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4000/syria.15447.