Beer Sheba (ed-Deir) - Monastery (?)

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Monastery name, type, category

Site Name: 

Beer Sheba (ed-Deir)

Monastery name: 

Monastery (?)

Monastery type: 

Cenobium

Location

Coordinates, ITM system: 

181,727.00

571,623.00

Coordinates, ICS system: 

131,747.00

71,629.00

Geographical region: 

Beer Sheba Valley

Provincial affiliation: 

Palaestina I

Bishopric: 

Saltus Gerariticus

Topographical location: 

Small hill

Distance from nearest settlement: 

0.5 km (Birosaba)

Distance from Roman roads: 

O.5 km

Source of knowledge

Archaeological remains

Surveyed site

Surveyors: 

Name	Date
Abel	1903

Bibliograpy: 

Abel, F. M., 1903	425
Figueras, P., 1995	401-450

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

State of certainty: 

Uncertain / Questionable

General description

State of preservation/which parts were uncovered: 

Mentioned by Abel and marked on a sketch drawn by him in 1903. No remains.

Illustrative material: 

Illustrative_material

Figures

Small finds

Detailed description

Components

Monastery church: 

Church type	Diakonikon	Link to church section	Church location
unknown

Architectural evolution

• Phase 1
• Abandonment

Phase date

Century: 

Early Christian / Byzantine

Phase date

Century: 

Unknown