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is-SummāḲaiyât is a small inhabited ruins, part
Christian and part Muslim. The town is divided
by a small wadi into an Eastern and a Western
section. The ancient buildings are of little
importance; those in the Eastern section consist
of houses of roughly quadrated stone work most
of which have been destroyed or rebuilt. In the
Western part there is a large complex of farm
buildings, quite near the wadi; now used by
the Mohammedan sheikh. The small church
south of the farm buildings was measured by
Dr. Shumacher who mistook a Mohammedan
well built under the apse-arch for an original
construction. The ancient cemeteries abound in stele.

Kôm is-SummāḲaiyât is a large ruin about 10 minute
walk to the East of the village. This was a town
of fair size in ancient times, but now no wall is standing
over 2 m. above the soil. The plan of a church may
be made within the S.E. part of the ruins. Length int. 12.40m
width int. 11.10m. [rect. Sun c.] 6.50m wide, 280m. deep. An
apse in centre of ruins is 6m. wide, 5.50m deep. Good birkeh.