Nessana — Byzantine Church Annex Papyri
Nabataean–Byzantine (100 BCE–636 CE) papyri archive·Nabataean then Byzantine (Nessana)·🇮🇱 Southern District, Israel
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About Nessana — Byzantine Church Annex Papyri
Nessana — Byzantine Church Annex Papyri in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean–Byzantine (100 BCE–636 CE) papyri archive ancient-city attributed to Nabataean then Byzantine (Nessana). Byzantine annex with 3 churches and Nessana papyri archive 150 documents at Niztana border. Colt Nessana papyri 500–600 CE 150 papyri at Church of St Sergius area, Israel-Egypt buffer.
Why it mattersKey Negev–Anatolian highland site
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Desert agriculture technology
- 02Roman frontier model
Theories
- 01Incense trade water management
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 100 BCE Nabataean; 500 CE churches
- Period
- Nabataean–Byzantine (100 BCE–636 CE) papyri archive
- Culture
- Nabataean then Byzantine (Nessana)
- Purpose
- Byzantine annex with 3 churches and Nessana papyri archive 150 documents at Niztana border
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 100 BCE Nabataean; 500 CE churches
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
30.8800° N · 34.4200° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
Nessana — Byzantine Church Annex Papyri — Enclosure Circuit
wallsEnclosing walls or terrace walls
30.8801° N · 34.4201° ENessana — Byzantine Church Annex Papyri — Church/Mosque Annex
churchByzantine church or mosque
30.8798° N · 34.4202° ENessana — Byzantine Church Annex Papyri — Cistern Cluster
cisternPlastered cisterns
30.8804° N · 34.4198° E