Private house? Complete

ID: 180

Building type: house

Context:

urban

Site:

Inscriptions:

278

Description:

A mezuzah recovered at Tel Yavneh, situated 70–100 m south of the ruined mosque, was likely affixed originally to the doorjamb of a private dwelling. The argument for a domestic context, rather than placement in a communal structure such as a synagogue, is presented by Fischer, Taxel, and Amit (2008, 18). Further references: - CIIP III 2266 - Fischer, M., Taxel, I., Amit, D. 2008. Rural Settlement in the Vicinity of Yavneh in the Byzantine Period: A Religio-Archaeological Perspective. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 350: 7–35.