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Umm iz-Zētûn. I stopped here only to study the Kalybé
published by deVogüé. The building is now
used as a Meḍâffeh, and a modern roof
replaces the ancient dome. It is still possible
however to see remains of the dome on two sides,
in one place to the height of a metre. This is
sufficient to show that the curve was not a semi-
circle; for the line is carried up almost straight.
It is probable therefore that the dome was either
much [stilted] or had the form of an ellipse
with its major axis vertical, like the dome at
Zor'a. The dome constructed of a concrete
made of light, porous scoria. It is adjusted to
the square compartment below it by means of
beams, 1.78m. long, laid across the angles of the
square at the level of a corbel course that is carried
around the room about 1.50m. below the top of
the wall. Above the beam a wall is carried up and
inclines slightly forward, but the ends join the wall
at appreciable angles which are connected