Oboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North
Nabataean–Roman (50 CE theatre of Aretas IV?)·Nabataean (Obodas god-king)·🇮🇱 Southern District, Israel
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About Oboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North
Oboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean–Roman (50 CE theatre of Aretas IV?) temple-complex attributed to Nabataean (Obodas god-king). Small theatre 1000 seats north of Avdat acropolis hillside. Avdat north theatre cut in hill north of temple, deified Obodas cult.
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. 50 CE
- Period
- Nabataean–Roman (50 CE theatre of Aretas IV?)
- Culture
- Nabataean (Obodas god-king)
- Purpose
- Small theatre 1000 seats north of Avdat acropolis hillside
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 50 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
30.7950° N · 34.7750° E · 650 m · 4 mapped features
Oboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North — Temple Cella
cellaMain cella
30.7951° N · 34.7751° EOboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North — Court
courtColumned courtyard
30.7948° N · 34.7752° EOboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North — Altar
altarAltar platform
30.7954° N · 34.7748° EOboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North — Reservoir
reservoirWater storage
30.7946° N · 34.7749° E