Herbert VERRETH, The northern Sinai from the 7th century BC till the 7th century AD. A guide to the sources, Leuven, 2006 (1291 pages)
This historical topography of the northern Sinai offers a survey of:
- the places mentioned in ancient sources from the 7th century BC till the 7th century AD
- the places attested in the itineraries of the 7th-17th centuries AD
- the archaeological sites known in the area
- other toponyms mentioned in scholarly works and on maps of the 18th-20th centuries AD.
For every ancient place all available sources are collected and analysed, and a synthesis of its topographical and administrative situation is attempted. For every archaeological site a summary is given of the findings. This work is therefore not conceived as a running text, but more as an encyclopaedia, in which every lemma can be read separately. Because of the systematic structure that is more or less identical for every place, users have a rapid access to the specific material they are looking for. The work is meant to be accessible to ancient historians, archaeologists, Egyptologists, biblical and other scholars interested in the northern Sinai. All sources are paraphrased and translated, so the reader does not need to be familiar with Greek, Latin, Egyptian or other eastern languages; in most cases the text in the original language is added for the specialist's sake.
For Herbert Verreth, see https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/oudegeschiedenis/personeel/00004421
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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VOLUME I | |
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Table of contents | 3 |
Preface | 7 |
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Introduction | 9 |
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1. Itineraries and descriptions of the northern Sinai | |
The New Kingdom northern Sinai itinerary | 24 |
Military expeditions in the 7th-1st centuries BC | 30 |
The topographical onomasticon P.Cairo dem. 31169 | 50 |
Itineraries and descriptions of the 1st-7th centuries AD | 55 |
Itineraries and descriptions of the 7th-17th centuries AD | 75 |
Descriptions of the northern Sinai coastline in the 10th-16th centuries AD | 95 |
Synoptic chronological tables | 98 |
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2. Lake Serbonis, the Kasiotis and the Djifar | |
Summary | 109 |
Lake Serbonis - Sabkhat Bardawil | 110 |
Kasiotis | 146 |
Djifar | 151 |
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3. The area between Raphia and Rinokoloura | |
Summary | 158 |
Late and Graeco-Roman periods | 159 |
Brook of Egypt - Arza - The sealed harbour of Egypt | |
Ienysos | |
Bytl / P3-s3-nfr - Bitylion - Bethaphou – Boutaphios | |
Arab period | 199 |
el-Barmakia - el-Za'aqa - el-Shadjaratain - el-Ushsh - el-Kharruba - Abi Ishaq | |
Modern period | 215 |
el-Gora - Twajjel el-Emir - Maqrunat Umm el-Arais - el-Masurah - Krum el-Bahri / Krum Matallat el-Sheikh Zuweid - Tell el-Baqar - Tell Ouashi - Krum Eid ibn Abed - Sadot - Abu Tawilah - Rasm el-Zaizeh - Yamit - The R-sites of the Israeli survey southwest of Rafah - Tell Abu Shennar - Tell Roumelat - Tell el-Aslig - Tell el-Aheimer - R54 - el-Seyaah - Tell Emedian | |
Sheikh Zuweid - Khasaha - Tell Temilat (Tell Abu Selima) - Tell el-Eqneiyin (Tell Jenein) - Tell Abu Ghanem - Tell el-Sheikh - Minet el-Ahsein - Tell Mahiza' - Tell el-Sitt - Sabkhat el-Sheikh - Dikla | |
Tell el-Qabr / Bir Gabr Amir - Tell Eziaza - A335 / A346 - (Khirbet Umm) el-Kharruba / Khirbet el-Burdj - Haruvit - The A-sites of the Israeli survey northeast of el-Arish - Lahaemmet - el-Risah - Sibil Ain - el-Barra - Khirbet el-Fath | |
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4. Rinokoloura | |
Summary | 255 |
Late and Graeco-Roman periods | 256 |
Rinokoloura - Phakidia | |
Laura - Ariza | |
Arab and modern periods | 309 |
el-Arish | |
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5. Ostrakine | |
Summary | 350 |
Graeco-Roman period | 351 |
Ostrakine | |
Arab period | 378 |
el-Adad – el-Warrada - el-Makhlasa | |
Modern period | 389 |
el-Felusiyat - Barasa el-M'kheizin / Barasa Aicha - el-Khuinat - el-Ratama - Umm el-Shuqafa | |
el-Zaraniq - Khirba (I) - Ras Straki - Ras el-Abid - Cape Mahatib - Djeziret el-Ghattafa / Djeziret el-Gleikha - Likleykha - el-Mataria | |
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6. Kasion | |
Summary | 413 |
Late and Graeco-Roman periods | 414 |
Kasion | |
Arab period | 492 |
el-Tha'ama - el-Qass - el-Qasr / Deir el-Nasara | |
Modern period | 499 |
Ras el-Qasrun - Ras el-Burun - el-Qels - Haparsa - Mat Iblis - el-Zugbah | |
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7. The coastal area between Kasion and Pelousion | |
Summary | 512 |
Graeco-Roman period | 513 |
Pentaschoinon - Aphnaion - Aphthaia / Aphthites - Gerra - Skenai (ektos Gerrous) - Chabriou Charax - Castra Alexandri | |
Arab period | 571 |
el-Udhaib / Umm el-Arab | |
Modern period | 574 |
el-Uqsor - Tell el-Rabia - Anb Diab / el-Qels (II) - Mahammediya - el-Kenisa / el-Mallaha / Khirba (II) - Menqa Etman - Djebel Uabra - Abu Galada | |
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8. The inland road south of Sabkhat Bardawil | |
Summary | 589 |
The area between el-Arish and el-Felusiyat | 591 |
The A-sites of the Israeli survey west of el-Arish - Bir el-Masa'id - el-Deheisha - Sebil - el-Dakar - Zari' - Bir el-Qadi - Abu Hawidat - Themajel Djaber - Abu Mazruh - el-Meidan - Umm el-Ushush - Qabr el-Sa'i - Bousser - Hadjar Bardawil (Sabkhat Bardawil) - Bir el-Gererat - Sabikah - Mahall el-Baraqat | |
The area between el-Felusiyat and Bir el-Abd | 608 |
Nakhla - Aitwegenai - Bir el-Zubatiyya - Bir el-Mazar - Bir Matta - Bir Kasiba (I) - el-Rodah - Garif el-Gizlan - Umm el-Hasan - el-Sawada - Abu Tilul - el-Amrawiyyah - Lake Huash / Umm el-Girdan / Tabam Umm el-Girdan - Lebrash - Sheradel - Luliya - Dawanir - Umm - Misfaq - Nahal Yam - Madba'a - Arar - Ru'us el-Adrab - el-Breidj - Bir Salamana - el-Mutaileb - el-Baqqara - el-Sadat - Bir el-Ganadil - Sabkhat el-Derwish - Mabrukah - Bir el-Abd | |
The area between Bir el-Abd and Qatia | 637 |
Djebel Rua - Djebel Akhsum - Nadjah - Abu Sa'dan - Khirba (III) - Bir el-Afein - Subaikhat Nakhlat Ma'n - Hod el-Nahr - el-Nasr - el-Rumiya - el-Kifah - Anfushiya - el-Faydah - Bewasmir - Nadjila - el-Ta'awun - el-Salam - Amm Ugbah - Rab'ah - Djbarah - Oghratina el-Seriri - Qatia - Oqtahia | |
The area of Qasr Ghet southeast of Qatia | 662 |
Qasr Ghet - Awiti - Autaioi - el-Dheish - el-Farsh - el-Hasua - el-Sadjia - el-M'zahamiya - el-Mahari | |
The area northwest of Qatia | 680 |
Khirbet el-Mard - el-Ghabai - Djebel Abu Darem - Djebel Aenni - el-Karamah - Bir Abu Hamra - Hod el-Sufia - Rumani - Bir Etmalir - el-Shoada - Bir el-Arais - Djebel Abu Ganid - Bir Abu Diyuk - T267 - el-Bahria | |
The area southwest of Qatia | 688 |
Bir Nagid - Bir Abu Raml - Tell el-Dab'a - Bir el-Dahaba - Bir el-Nuss - Djebel Chalra - el-Kheit Nagar - el-Rehemi - el-Morzugat - el-Machar - Djebel Marguni - el-Beda - el-Lagia - el-Khasana - el-Uash - el-Shohat - Kheit Sala - Djebel Lissan - el-Djesuha - Tell el-Naga - Tell el-Nisseya - Abu Zedl - Abu Ghendi - Umm Negm - el-Ghurabi - Bir Kasiba (II) - Bir el-Goga - Bir el-Duwaidar - Bir el-Djilbana - el-Aqula | |
Sites in the area west of Qatia without a specific location | 704 |
Umm el-Ghazlan - Abu Shamla - Kathib Uaset - Abu el-Ghazlan - Umm el-Hera - Abu Rati - Kathib el-Aura - Go el-Ahmar - Ganub Za'u - Djebel el-Ekhz - Mardeit - el-Cana | |
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9. The northwestern Sinai | |
Summary | 708 |
Late and Graeco-Roman periods | 711 |
Migdol / Magdolos - Tcharou - Sele | |
Arab and modern periods | |
The area of the eastern laguna | 758 |
T4 - Tell Kedwa (T21) - Tell el-Heir - Tell Ebeda (T116) - Tell el-Ghaba - Tell el-Mufariq | |
The area of the western laguna | 786 |
Bir Hedeua - Djebel el-Adam - T78 - Habwa and Tell Habwa - Tell el-Semut - Tell el-Ahmar - Bir el-Burdj - Tell el-Burdj - Habwa I-V | |
The area of lake Ballah | 807 |
el-Qusair - el-Lawawin - Tell Abu Seifa - el-Qantara | |
The area south of lake Ballah | 826 |
Hittin / Hatein - Bir Abu Helefy - Bir Chenan - Bir Abu Reida - Ras el-Moyeh - Bir Abu el-Uruq - Bir el-Hoda | |
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10. Pelousion and the Pelousiac plain [partim] | |
Summary | 830 |
Late and Graeco-Roman periods | 832 |
Sha-amile - Si'nu / Sa'nu - Sin - Senou (Snw) / Sounou (Swnw) - Senos | |
Stratopeda - Ptolemais in Pelousion - Lychnos - Thylax | |
Modern period | 876 |
The alleged eastern border canal | |
Tell el-Musallem - Tell Abiad - Tell el-Luli - Tell Zemurt - Tell of the skull (?) - Tell el-Fadda (west) - Tell el-Gharza | |
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VOLUME II | |
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Table of contents | 885 |
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Bibliography, maps, illustrations, sources, texts found in situ and orthographic variants for the sites mentioned in the gazetteer | |
2. Lake Serbonis, the Kasiotis and the Djifar | 889 |
3. The area between Raphia and Rinokoloura | 902 |
4. Rinokoloura | 938 |
5. Ostrakine | 961 |
6. Kasion | 981 |
7. The coastal area between Kasion and Pelousion | 1001 |
8. The inland road south of Sabkhat Bardawil | 1021 |
9. The northwestern Sinai | 1086 |
10. Pelousion and the Pelousiac plain [partim] | 1133 |
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Prosopography of the northern Sinai | |
from the 7th century BC till the 7th century AD | 1147 |
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Maps related to the northern Sinai | 1154 |
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Bibliography | 1170 |
Abbreviations for journals and series | 1288 |