Princeton Expeditions to Syria (1899, 1904-1905, 1909)

May Tuesday 2 1905 May 2, 1905

Kefr Nabu 6 00 A.M. Temp 50 Baro L, 27.80 clear, calm Left camp 7 34 passed through Burdj Ḥêdar 8:08 no stop, arrived Kefr Lâb 8 45 situated on top of ridge unimportant small ruin evidently a small settlement around a convent small church standing tomb and wine presses. Left 9 23 on along ridge on good road to 9 37 Bāṣūfân, an early Muslim grave yard 2 fine trees, a wely, a small Arabic castle built on ancient church, another church, few other ruins, inhabited by some 8 or 10 families Kurds. It overlooks the plain Idj-Djȗmeh to the north Left 11 03 arrived 11 43 Burdjkeh, small church standing & a town with 2 walls standing few other remains in foundation one a small settlement to the N. of road to Aleppo. Left 1 18 going 120° arrived 137 Fāfirtîn small town completely ruined on Aleppo road going down Wadi. Apse of church standing. Left 3 38 arrived Batutā 5 00. Left 5 26 arrived 5 50 Kharab il Meshhed ( Shekh Ibrāhîm )

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Basufan

[Plans of buildings from Basufan]

[Notes] Dates not in situ 1148 Syr. 773 A.D. insc Syr 1149 d. 491 A.D. - 492 A.D. 495 A.D. - 496 A.D.

Basufan

plan, Basufan

Burdjkeh

plan, Burdjkeh

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Surḳauyā N. Church

Brâd Convent

Kalôta W. Church

Kalôta House

Kharâb Shems Chapel and Lintel

Basufan Church

Kefr Lâb Chapel

Burdjkeh Chapel

? Church

Batuta Houses

Kharâb il-Meshhed Chapel and House

Kefr Antîn House

Shêkh Shlēmân Tomb or Bap

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Churches

Fafirtan 372 I'djâz 383-395 Bābisḳā, E. 390-407 Ba'udeh 392 Ksêdjbeh, E. 414 Dâr Kitā St. Paul's 418 Kasr Iblesu, W. 431 Kh. il Khatib Khirbit il-Khaṭîb 473 Basufan, St. Phocas 491 Kalôtā Ḳalʿat Kalôtā, E. 492 Bakuba Bourg Bakuba, W. 501 Kh Hassan Khirbit Ḥasan 507 Dar Kita Dar Kitā ST. Sergius 537 Bakuba Bourg Bakuba, E. 546