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title: Byzantine Church Pulpit from Petra
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10110/byzantine-church-pulpit-from-petra/
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updated: 2025-01-08
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# Byzantine Church Pulpit from Petra

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Church Pulpit from Petra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10110.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10110.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) church pulpit, found broken into pieces at its original location in the "Blue Chapel" on the northern ridge of the Petra [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) center, [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/), dating from the 6th century.

Petra was a Bishopric See in the [Byzantine Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Empire/). The pulpit was hexagonal in form, supported by 6 colonettes on a limestone base and accessed by steps. Its marble is not local to Jordan; most probably it was imported, in worked panels, from [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/) and then assembled on location at the chapel.

The Jordan Museum, Amman.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 15). Byzantine Church Pulpit from Petra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10110/byzantine-church-pulpit-from-petra/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Church Pulpit from Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 15, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10110/byzantine-church-pulpit-from-petra/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Church Pulpit from Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10110/byzantine-church-pulpit-from-petra/>.

## License & Copyright

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