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40
and form as those which are most
characteristic of the domestic and civil
architecture of the whole district, and
these bearing an undisputed date must
give an approximate date to this class
of buildings.
The next building of importance lies
below the castle near tombs to the west.
It is completely ruined but there may
be found among the debris, fragments
of richly carved mouldings and door lintels,
large columns and capitals.
The building has no resemblance to
a church in its plan and it is not
oriented. It seems to have been a long
colonnaded structure with broad portals.
On one of these lintels, which is decorated
with a row of well cut acanthus leaves and
a symbolical disc, we found a Syriac
insc of early date. Of this E.L. made
a copy and took squeezes.
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