The Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo : Part 1, The Text

371 pages. The excavations at Siyagha (Mount Nebo) were undertaken primarily as part of the program of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, which aims at giving both professors and students every opportunity of becoming thoroughly acquainted with the Land of the Bible. The present publication aims at giving a complete and accurate report of all discoveries which were made at Siyâgha (Mount Nebo); their relation to other discoveries is indicated wherever possible. Table of contents Preface - The site and its surroundings - The exploration of the site (1864-1939) - The cella Trichora - The basilica - The chapels - The monasteries. - The mosaics - The inscriptions - The coins - Stone - Bone - Metal - Glass - Clay lamps - The literary sources - The significance of the monuments on Mount Nebo.