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Document Details : Title: Palmyra's Springs in the Epigraphic Sources Author(s): PIACENTINI, Danila Journal: ARAM Periodical Volume: 14 Date: 2001-2002 Pages: 525-534 DOI: 10.2143/ARAM.14.0.504516 Abstract : Life in the oases of the Syrian settlement was regulated in the millennia by two springs: one of drinkable water and one of sulphurous water. The spring of drinkable water is at the foot of the hill on which the Diocletian camp was built in AD 276, in the western part of the city, with a bazar and temples. The spring of sulphurous water is situated at the entrance of the city on the route from Damascus, and around it grew a well known religious cult. Two further subterranean tunnel-wells brought water to Palmyra. The epigraphical data at our disposal increase our knowledge about Palmyra's springs and help to complete the archaeological evidence. In the well-known Tarif there are some articles which refer to the springs and their use as well as nine dedicatory inscriptions that furnish the author the opportunity to remark on some of the expressions included in them. |
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