Hanaouay
Hanaouay
حانويه Hanaway, Hanawey, Hanouiyeh, Hanawiya, Hannaouiye, Henawei, Hanaoueh, Henaweh, Hanawai, Hanâwieh | |
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  Hanaouay | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′16″N 35°16′39″E / 33.22111°N 35.27750°E | |
| Grid position | 176/291 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Hanaouay, Henawei, (
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According to E. H. Palmer, Henawei means "the little bend".[1]
History
In the early 1860s, Ernest Renan noted: " From Kabr Hiram or Henawei to Kana, monuments cut in the rock are met with at every step; they may be counted by hundreds. The Kana road is in this respect the most remarkable I have ever seen. I would point especially to certain caves having round holes cut above them mixed with rockcut tombs. Stone erections in the form of a gallows (presses) abound. Chambers cut in the rock are seen on all sides. There are also buildings, remains of walls. The rocky hill near Kana, especially, is covered with these works, round holes, large and small, in the rock, basins, trenches, etc."
"Turning to the right, in the valley called here Wady Kana, in order to examine the north face of this rocky hill, we find ourselves in the presence of certain strange sculptures cut in the rock. They are completely rude, such as might be executed by a man without any knowledge of drawing or the least education in this direction. They may be divided into three series. The first forms a sort of long procession ; the second, placed below, is composed of upright figures. M. de Prunieres, who was with us, saw a third series hidden among the bushes. Impossible to attribute to the simple sport of idle shepherds images which must have required continuous labour, and in which one remarks so much intention ; it is also difficult to recognise in them the production of serious art. Similar things are found at
In 1875,
Opposite to Henawei is a ruined village called Khurbet el Ras, of which nothing is left but broken cisterns. A square stone was found here, having upon certain characters.."[5]
In 1881, the
In 1889, Gottlieb Schumacher described it as the "well-built and populous village of Henaweh".[7]
Kabr Hiram
Just NNW of Hanaouay lies Kabr Hiram "Tomb of Hiram"), supposedly the tomb of
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Tomb of Hiram, by van de Velde, 1857 -
Tomb of Hiram, and surroundings, by Renan, 1864 -
Tomb of Hiram, 2014 -
Mosaic of Kabr Hiram, by Renan, 1864 -
The Kabr Hiram mosaic in Louvre, 2014 -
Part of the Kabr Hiram mosaic in Louvre, 2014
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References
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 4
- ^ Renan, 1864, p. 635; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 60
- ^ Guérin, 1880, pp. 393
- ^ Guérin, 1880, pp. 393-394; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 60
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 394; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 60
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 48
- ^ Schumacher, 1889, p. 259
- ^ Livius.org, The "Tomb of Hiram" at Hannaouiye, accessed 06 October 2021
- ^ Renan, 1864, p. 607ff
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, pp. 61-64
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Renan, E. (1864). Mission de Phénicie (in French). Paris: Imprimerie impériale.
- Schumacher, G. (1889). "Sculptured figures near Kana". Quarterly Statement - Palestine Exploration Fund. 21: 259–264.
External links
- Hanaouay, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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