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DescriptionPalmer & Guthe image of the Medaba map.jpg |
English: 1954 reproduction of the drawing of the Madaba map created by Paul Palmer, architect in Jerusalem, in 1901, published in 1906 in Zeitschrift des deutschen Palästinavereins |
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Paul Palmer, architect in Jerusalem Guthe, Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Hermann (* 10.5.1849 Westerlinde (Braunschweig), † 11.8.1936 Leipzig) 1954 reproduction by Survey of Israel |
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ΑΙΝⲰΝ'ΗΕΓ
ΓΥϹΤΟΥϹΑ
ΛΗ[Μ]
AINŌNΗĒEG
GYSTOUSA
LĒ[M]
Aenon near Salem (John 3:23)
ΚΟΡΕΟΥϹ
KOREOUS
Qarawat
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
Printed by the Survey of Israel, 1954
Reproduced by the Survey of Israel & & The Israel Exploration Society, from Palmer & Guthe's Reproduction, 1906
WEST
THE MADABA MAP
ΑΙΝⲰΝΕΝΘΑ
ΝΥΝΟϹΑΠϹΑ
ΘΑϹ
AINŌNENTHA
NYNOSAPSA
THAS
Aenon, where is now Sapsathas
ΘΕΡΜΑΚΑΛΛΙ
ΡΟΗϹ
THERMAKALLI
ROĒS
Hot Spring of Callirrhoë
...ΛΡΟΥ
...LROU
ΑΪΑ
AÏA
ΘΑΡΑΙϹ
THARAIS
ΒΗΤΟΜΑΡϹΕΑΗΚ
ΜΑΪΟΥΜΑϹ
BĒTOMARSEAĒK
MAÏOUMAS
[ΧΑΡ]ΑΧΜⲰΒΑ...
[KHAR]AKHMŌBA...
Charach of the Moabites (al-Karak)
...ΥΚΗΗΚΑΙΑϹΦΑΛΤΙΤΙϹΛΙΜΝΗ
...ΡΑΘΑΛΑϹϹΑ
...YKĒĒKAIASPHALTITISLIMNĒ
...RATHALASSA
ΒΑΛΑΚΗΚ...
ΖΟΟΡΑ
BALAKĒK...
ZOORA
[...?] Zoara
ΤΟ[ΠΟΘΕϹΙΑ]ΤΟΥΑΓΙȢΛ...
TO[POTHESIA]TOUAGIOUL...
Place of St. Lot
...ΕΡΗΜ...
...ERĒM...
Desert
ΠΡΑϹΙΔΙΝ
PRASIDI[O]N
Praesidium (al-Fayfa)
ΘΑΜΑΡΑ
THAMARA
ΜⲰΑ
MŌA
ΕΡΗ...
ΤΟΥϹΙϹΡΑΗΛΙΤΑϹΕⲰⲰ...
ΟΧΑΛΚΟΥϹΟΦΙ...
ERĒ...
TOUSISRAĒLITASEŌŌ...
OKHALKOUSOPHI...
Desert in which all Israel was saved by the bronze serpent (Num. 21:4–8)
ΕΡΗΜΟϹϹΙΝ
ΟΠΟΥΚΑΤΕΠΕΜ
ΦΟΗΤΟΜΑΝΝΑ
ϏΗΟΡΤΥΓΟ
ΜΗΤΡΑ
ERĒMOSSIN
OPOUKATEPEM
PHOĒTOMANNA
KAIĒORTYGO
MĒTRA
The Desert of Sin where the quails and manna were sent down (Ex. 16)
ΠΗΛΟΥϹ
PĒLOUS
Pelusiac Branch of the Nile
ΡΑΦΙΔΙΜΕΝΘΑΕ
ΠΕΛΘΟΝΤΙΤⲰΑΜΑ
ΛΗΚΟΪϹΡΑΗΛΕΠΟ
ΛΕΜΗϹΕΝ
RAPHIDIMENTHAE
PELTHONTITŌAMA
LĒKOÏSRAĒLEPO
LEMĒSEN
Rephidim, where Israel fought Amalek who attacked them (Ex. 17:8–13)
ΜΑΜΨΙϹ
MAMPSIS
Mampsis (Mamshit)
ΗΝΙΚΙΟΥ
ĒNIKIOU
ΑΘΡΙΒΙϹ
ATHRIBIS
ΕΡΜȢΠΟΛΙϹ
HERMOUPOLIS
Hermopolis
ΗΠΑΥΛΙΝΟΥ
ĒPAULINOU
ΚΟΙΝȢΠΟ
KOINOUPO
Λ
L
ΧΟΡΤΑϹⲰ
KHORTASO
ΗΧ...
ĒKH...
ⲜΟΙϹ
XOIS
Xois (Sakha)
ϹΕΒΕΝΝΥΒΟΥ
SEBENNUBOU
Sebennytic Branch of the Nile
ΒΟΛΒΥΤΙΚΟ...
BOLBYTIKO...
ϹΑΪϹ
SAÏS
ϹΑΪ...
SAÏ...
ϹΕΘΡΟΙΤΗϹ
SETHROITĒS
ΤΑΝΙϹ
TANIS
Tanis
ΘΜΟΥΤϹ
THMOUTS
ΘΕΝΝΗϹΟϹ
THENNĒSOS
ΌΠΗΛΟΥϹΙ[Ο]Ν
HOPĒLOUSI[O]N
the Pelusium (el-Faramā)
Ρ...
R...
Raphia (Rafah)
ΟΤȢΑΓΙȢ
ΒΙΚΙΟΡΟϹ
OTOUAGIOU
BIKIOROS
[...?] of St. Victor
[Μ]ΑΙΝΕΑ
...ΛΙϹ
[M]AINEA
...LIS
Maiuma (al-Mina)
[ΓΑ]ΖΑ
[GA]ZA
Gaza
ΕΔΡΑΤΝ
EDRATN
ΘΑΥΑΘΑ
THAUATHA
ϹΥΡΟΜΑΖⲰΝ
SYROMAZŌN
B[ΗΤ]ΥΛΙΟΝ
B[ET]YLION
Betylium (Bethulia)
ΟΡΟΙΑΙΓΥΠΤȢ
ϏΠΑΙΑΙϹΤΙΝΗϹ
OROIAIGYPTOU
KAIPAIAISTINĒS
Border of Egypt and Palestine
ΡΙΝΟΚΟΡΟΥΡΑ
RHINOKOROURA
Rhinocorura or Rhinocolura (near Wadi el-Arish)
ΟϹΤΡΑΚΙΝΗ
OSTRAKINĒ
Ostracine
ΤΟΚΑϹΙ[Ο]Ν
TOKASI[O]N
the Casium
ΤΟΠΕΝΤΑϹΧ[ΟΙ]
ΝΟΝ
TOPENTASKH[OI]
NON
the Pentaschoenum
ΤΟΑΦ...
TOAPH...
the Aphaeum (near Tell Defenneh)
...ΚΛΗΡΟϹϹΥΜΕ...
...KLĒROSSYME...
Lot of Simeon (Josh. 19:1–9)
...ⲰΓΑ
...ŌGA
...ΑΛΕΑ
...ALEA
...ΙΝ
...IN
ϹⲰΒΙΛΑ
SŌBILA
ΒΕΘΑΓΙΔΕΑ
BETHAGIDEA
ϹΕΑΝΑ
SEANA
ΜΑΔΕΒΙΝΑΗΝΥ
ΜΗΝΟΤϹ
MADEBINAĒNY
MĒNOTS
ΟΡΔΑ
ORDA
ΑϹΕΜⲰΝΑ
ΠΟΛΙϹΕΠΙΤΗϹΕΡ...
ΔΙΟΡΙΖΟΥϹΑΑΙΓ...
ΚΑΙΤΗΝΕΙϹΘΑ...
ASEMŌNA
POLISEPITĒSER...
DIORIZOUSAAIG...
KAITĒNEISTHA...
Asemona (Azmon), city by the desert bordering Egypt and the crossing to the sea
ΕΛΟΥϹΑ:Δ...
ELOUSA:D...
ΓΕΡΑΡΑ
ΓΕΡΑΡΑ'ΒΑϹΙΛΙΚΗΠΟΤΕΠΟΛΙϹΤⲰΝ
ΦΥΛΙΣΤΙΑΙⲰΝΚΑΙΟΡΙΟΝΤⲰΝΧΑΝΑ
ΝΑΙⲰΝΤΟΠΡΟϹΝΟΤΟΝΕΝΘΑΤΟ
ΓΕΡΑΡΙΤΙΚΟΝ[Ϲ]ΑΛΤΟΝ
GERARA
GERARABASILIKĒPOTEPOLISTŌN
PHYLISTIAIŌNKAIOPIONTŌNKHANA
NAIŌNTOPROSNOTONENTHATO
GERARITIKON[S]ALTON
Gerar, once a royal city to the Philistines and boundary of the Canaanites to the south, site of the Geraritic Wilderness (Saltus Gerariticus)
ΑΡΑΔ'ΕⲜΗϹ
ΟΙΑΡΑΔΙΟΙ
ARADEXĒS
OIARADIOI
Arad, where live the Aradites
ΦⲰΤΙϹ
PHŌTIS...
ΤΕΘΟΡ'ΗΚΑΙ
ΙΕΘΗΡΑ
TETHORHĒKAI
IETHĒRA
ΒΗΡϹΑΒΕΕΗΝΥΝ
...ΒΗΡΟϹϹΑΒΑ'ΕⲰϹ
ΤΑΥΤΗϹΤΑΟ
ΡΙΑΤΗϹΪΟΥΔΑΙΑϹ
ΤΑΠΡΟϹΝΟΤΟΝ
ΑΠΟΔΑΝΤΗϹΠΡΟϹ
ΠΑΝΕΑΔΙΗΤΙϹΟΡΙ
ΖΕΙΤΑΠΡΟϹΒΟΡΡΑΝ
BĒRSABEEĒNYN
...BĒROSSABAEŌS
TAUTĒSTAO
RIATĒSÏOUDAIAS
TAPROSNOTON
APODANTĒSPROS
PANEADIĒTISORI
ZEITAPROSBORRAN
Beersheba (Be'er Sheva), today Berosabba (Biʾr as-Sabʿ), the boundary of Judea to the south, reaching down to it from Dan near Paneas (Banias), which marks the northern boundary
...ΙΑΙΓΥ
...ΤΙⲰΝ
...IAIGY
...TIŌN
ΑϹΚΑΛ[ⲰΝ]
ASKAL[ŌN]
Ascalon (Ashkelon)
ΑΖⲰΤΟϹΠΑΡΑΛ[ΙΟϹ]
AZŌTOSPARAL[IOS]
Azotus-by-the-Sea (Ashdod)
[ϏΔΑΝΙ]ΝΑΤΙΠΑΡΟΙ
[ΚΕΙΠΛ]ΟΙΟϹ⳺
[KAIDANI]NATIPAROI
[KEIPL]OIOS?
"...and why did Dan remain in ships?" (Judges 5:17)
ΟΤȢΑΓΙȢ
ΤⲰΝΑ
OTOUAGIOU
TŌNA
[...?] of St [...?]
ΑϹΔⲰ...
ASDŌ...
ΑΚΚΑ...
ΗΝΙ̸ΝΑΚΙ
AKKA...
ĒNIOUNAKI
ΤΑΒΝΗΛΗΚΑΠ'ΑΜΝΙΑ
TABNĒLĒKAPHAMNIA
ΡΟϹΔΑΝ
ROSDAN
The Tribe of Dan [Great Plain]
...ΟΔΕΓΑΝΑ
...ODEGANA
ΓΕΘ'ΗΝΥΝΠΤΤΑΜΙΑΠΟ
ΤΕΤⲰΝËΪΑΤΡΑΠΙⲰΝ
GETHHĒNYNPTTAMIAPO
TETŌNËÏATRAPIŌN
...ΑΡΕΑ
...AREA
ΕΝΕΤΑΒΑ
ENETABA
ΗΔΡ[ΥϹΗ]
ΜΑΜ[ΒΡΗ]
HĒDRYSHĒ
MAMBRĒ
The Oak of Mambre (Gen. 18:1)
...ΗΚΑΙ
...ΒΙΝΘΟϹ
...ĒKAI
...BINTHOS
ΒΕΘϹȢΡΑ
BETHSOURA
ΤΟ[ΠΟΘΕϹΙΑ]ΤȢΑΓΙ̸ΦΙΛ[ΛΙ]
ΠΟΥ...'ΕΝΘΑΛΕΓȢ
ϹΙΒΑΠΤΙ
ϹΟΗΝΑΙΚΑΝ
ΔΑΚΗΝΤΟΝΕΥΝΟΥΧΟΝ
TO[POTHESIA]TOUAGIOUPHIL[LI]
POU...HENTHALEGOU
SIBAPTI
SOĒNAIKAN
DAKĒNTONEUNOUKHON
Place of St. Phillip, where they say the eunuch Candace was baptized (Acts 8:26–7)
...ΥΕ
...UE
ΧΛΙ
ΛϹΟ
ΠΡΟΦ
KHLI
LSO
PROPH
ΜΟΡΑϹΟΓΟ
ΘΕΝΗΝΡΙ
MORASOGO
THENĒNRI
ΤΟΤ
TOT
ΪΟΥΔΑ
ÏOUDA
Judea
ΤΟ[ΠΟΘΕϹΙΑ]ΤΟΥΑΓΙΟΥ
ΖΑΧΑΡΙΟΥ
ΒΕΘΖΑΧΑΡ[ΙΟΥ]
TO[POTHESIA]TOUAGIOU
ZAKHARIOU
BETHZAKHAR[IOU]
Place of St Zachariah, Beth Zachariah (Azekah)
ϹⲰΧⲰ
SŌKHŌ
Socho
ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙϹ
NIKOPOLIS
Nicopolis (Emmaus or Imwas; Luke 24)
ΕΦΡΑΘΑ
EPHRATHA
ΡΑΜΑ'ΦⲰΝΗ
ΕΝΡΑΜΑ
ΗΚȢϹΘΗ
RAMAΗPHŌNĒ
ENRAMA
ĒKOUSTHĒ
ϹΑΦΙΘΑ
SAPHITHA
ΒΗΘΛΕΕΜ
BĒTHLEEM
Bethlehem
ΗΑΓΙΑΠΟΛΙϹΙΕΡΟΥϹΑ...
ΚΛΗΡ
HAGIAPOLISIEROUSA...
KLĒR
The Holy City of Jerusalem [...?]
[ΕΦΡ]ΑΙΜ
[EPHR]AIM
[Lot of] Ephraim
ΑΔΙΑΘΙΜ
ΖΙϹΗΝΥΝΑΔΙΘΑ
ADIATHIM
ZISĒNYNADITHA
ΕΡȢΤΑ
EROUTA
...Κ...
...K...
ΒΕΤΟΜΕΛΓΕ
BETOMELGE
ΘΕΡΑϹΠΙϹ
THERASPIS
Theraspis (Deir Asfin)
ΒΑΤΑ·
ΑΝⲰΒ'ΗΝΥΝ
ΒΗΤΟΑΝΝΑΒΑ
BATA-
ANŌBHĒNYN
BĒTOANNABA
ΜⲰΔΕΕΙΜ-ΗΝΥΝ
ΜⲰΔΙΘΑ'ΕΚ
ΤΑΥΤΗϹΗϹΑΝ
MŌDEEIMHĒNYN
MŌDITHAHEK
TAUTĒSĒSAN
Modem (Modi'in), today Moditha
ΟΙΜΑΚΚΑΡΑΙΟΙ
OIMAKKARAIOI
ΓΙΛΙΡΟΔ
GILIROD
ΓΕΔΟΥΡ'ΗΚ
GEDOURHĒK
ΑΡΧΕΛΑΪϹ
ARKHELAÏS
Archelais (Khirbet el-Beiyudat)
ΤΟ[ΠΟΘΕϹΙΑ]ΤȢΑΓΙȢ
ΕΛΙϹΑΙΟΥ
TO[POTHESIA]TOUAGIOU
ELISAIOU
Place of St. Elisha ('Ein es-Sultan; II Kings 2:19–22)
ΪΕΡΙΧⲰ
ÏERIKHŌ
Jericho (Josh. 6)
ΓΑΛΓΑΛΑΤΟΚΑΙ
ΔⲰΔΕΚΑΛΙΘΟΝ
GALGALATOKAI
DŌDEKALITHON
Galgalatokai of the 12 Stones (Gilgal; Josh. 4–5 &c.)
ΑΛⲰΝΑΤΑΘΗΝΥΝ
ΒΗΘΑΓΛΑ
ALŌNATATHĒNYN
BĒTHAGLA
Alon Atath, now Bethagla (Deir Hajla)
ΤΟ[ΠΟΘΕϹΙΑ]ΤȢΑΓΙȢΙⲰΑΝΝΟΥ
ΤȢΒΑ...ΠΤΙϹΜΑ
ΤΟϹ
TO[POTHESIA]TOUAGIOUIŌANNOU
TOUBA...PTISMA
TOS
Place of St. John of the Baptism
ΒΕΘΑΒΑΡΑ
BEΤΗABARA
Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan (al-Maghtas)
ΤΟΥΡΓⲰΒΗΛ
TOURGŌBĒL
Mount Ebal (#2; Deut. 11:29 & 27)
ΝΕΑΠΟΛΙϹ
NEAPOLIS
Nablus
ϹΥΧΕΜ
SYKHEM
Shechem (Tell Balata)
ΛⲰΕΝΟΑΙΝ
ΗΚΙΒⲰΤΟϹ
LŌENOAIN
ĒKIBŌTOS
...ΑΒΙΤΤ
...ABITT
...ΑΝΑ...ΓΕΒΑΛ
...ΟΝΤΗϹΙΟΥΔΑΙΑϹ
...ANA...GEBAL
...ONTĒSIOUDAIAS
Mount Ebal (#1; Deut. 11:29 & 27) [...?]
ΓΑ
ΡΙΖΕΙΝ
GA
RIZEIN
Mount Gerizim (#1; Deut. 11:29)
ΓΟΦΝΑ
GOPHNA
Gophna (Ophni or Jifra)
[ΦΑϹΑΗΛ]ΙϹ
[PHASAĒL]IS
Phasaelis (al-Fasa'il)
ΤΟΥΡΓΑΡΙΖΙΝ
TOURGARIZIN
Mount Gerizim (Jebel el-Tur; #2; Deut. 11:29)
[ΑΚΡ]ΑΒΙΜ'ΗΝΥΝ
[AKR]ABIMHĒNYN
Akrabbim [intending Acrabene ('Aqraba) (...?)]
ΤΟ[ΠΟΘΕϹΙΑ]ΤΟΥΗΚϹΙΚΙΜΑ
ΙⲰϹΗΦΚϹΑΛΗΜ
TO[POTHESIA]TOUĒKSIKIMA
IŌSĒPHKSALĒM
Place of both the Sicima (Shechem) of Joseph and Salem
ΪⲰϹΗΦΕΥΛΟΓΗϹΕΝϹΕ
ΟΘΕΟϹΕΥΛΟΓΙΑΝΓΗϹ
ΕΧΟΥϹΗϹ[ΠΑ]ΝΤΑ'ΚΑΙ
ΠΑΛΙΝΑΠΕΥΛΟΓΙΑϹΚΥ
ΗΓΗΑΥΤΟΥ
ÏŌSĒPHEULOGĒSENSE
OTHEOSEULOGIANGĒS
EKHOUSĒS[PA]NTA'KAI
PALINAPOEULOGIASKY
HĒGĒAUTOU
Joseph, God blessed thee with the blessing of earth having all things and again blessed your earth. (cf. Gen. 49:25 & Deut. 33:16)
...ΧΑΡΙΝΥΝ
...?ΧⲰΡΑ
...KHARINYN
...?KHŌRA
Sychar [...?]
ΟΠΟΥΗΠΗΓΗ'
ΤΟΥΪΑΚⲰΒ
OPOUĒPĒGĒ'
TOUÏAKŌB
Here is the well of Jacob
...ΡΑ
...RA
ΛⲰΔΗΤΟΙΛΥΔΕΑΗΚΔΙΟϹΠΟΛΙϹ
LŌDĒTOILYDEAĒKΔIOSPOLIS
Lod, also Lydea, also Diospolis
...Η?ϹΛ...
ϹΦΡⲰΝΗΕΦΙ????ΙΑΜⲰΝΕΝ...
ϹΝΕΑΗΛΟΕΝΟΚϹ?ΘΑΕϹΤ??ϹΕ...
???ΛΗΝΗΕ??ΤȢΝΑ??????ΕΜ???...
ΓΗΟϹ...
...Ē?SL...
SPHRŌNĒEPHI????IAMŌNEN...
SNEAĒLOENOKS?THAEST??SE...
???LĒNĒE??TOUNA??????EM???...
GĒOS...
[ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡȢΠΟΛΙϹ]
[ELEUTHEROUPOLIS]
Eleutheropolis (Beit Guvrin)
ΒΕΝΙΑΜΙΝ
ϹΚΙΑΖΕΙ
ΟΘϹΕΠΑΥ
ΤⲰΚΑΙΑ
ΝΑΜ[Ⲱ]Ν
ΤⲰΝΟΡΙⲰΝ
ΑΥΤΟΥΚΑ
ΤΕΠΑΥϹΕΝ
BENIAMIN
SKIAZEI
HOTHEOSEPAU
TŌKAIA
NAM[Ō]N
TŌNORIŌN
AUTOUKA
TEPAUSEN
Benjamin, God covers thee and within thine own borders do you rest (Cf. Deut. 33:12)
ΛȢΖΑΗΚΑΙΒΕΘΗΛ
LOUZAHĒKAIBETHĒL
Louza, also Bethel (Beitin; Gen. 28:19 & 36:6)
ΡΑΜΑ
RAMA
Rama (er-Ram)
ΓΑΒΑⲰΝ
GABAŌN
Gibeon (el-Jib)
ΡΕΜΜⲰΝ
REMMŌN
Rimmon (Rammun, Judges 20 & 21)
ΑΡΜΑΘΕΜΗ
ΑΡΙΜΑΘΕA
ARMATHEMĒ
ARIMATHEA
Arimathaea (prob. Banu Zeni)
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