Church/chapel Complete

ID: 240

Building type: church

Context:

church

Site:

Inscriptions:

384

Description:

A mosaic pavement, likely dating to the seventh century, was uncovered in the central district of Urfa, in the area called Aşağıbaşak (“low spike”). The structure it decorated is tentatively identified as a church or chapel. For further information, see: Desreumaux, A., 2019. “Recent Discoveries at Edessa: Roman Period Tombs and Church Mosaic Pavements with Syriac Inscriptions,” Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies, 19(1), 11–12.