Transliterated Name | Source | Name |
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Qasr al Bint | Arabic | قاسر ال بينت |
Qasr al-Bint Fir’aun | Arabic | فرعون قاسر ال بينت |
Jones(2021) speculated that Qasr al-Bint may have been damaged due to a 6th century CE earthquake.
Renel (2013: 349) has proposed that the post-363 occupation at Qasr al-Bint was abandoned in the early 5th century, possibly as a result of a major flood (Paradise, 2011). Nonetheless, it is possible that Qasr al-Bint was abandoned due to the 5th century flood but also damaged during the late 6th century earthquake.
The destruction layer can be observed in the photographs below:
Effect | Description | Intensity |
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Collapsed Walls | Collapse/Destruction Layer suggests wall collapse | VIII+ |
Korzhenkov, A. et.al., 2016, Следы землетрясений в затерянном городе (Earthquake trails in a lost city), Nature 43
Tholbecq, L., et al. (2019). Mission archéologique française à Pétra. Rapport des campagnes archéologiques 2018-2019.
Paradise, T. 2011. The Great Flood of Petra: evidence for a 4th–5th AD century catastrophic flood. Annual of the Department of Antiquities
of Jordan 55: 43–56.
Renel, F. 2013.
L’abandon du Secteur du Qasṛal-Bint à Pétra: nouveaux éléments Archéologique. In, al-Hmoud, F. (ed.), Studies in the
History and Archaeology of Jordan XI: Changes and Challenges: 349–58. Amman: Department of Antiquities of Jordan.
Zayadine (1985: 249). Recent excavations and restoration at Qasr el Bint of Petra. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 29
Figure | Image | Description | Source |
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4a |
![]() ![]() Qasr Bint the extension of the upper parts of the walls relative to the lower rows of blocks Korzhenkov et al (2016) |
Korzhenkov et al (2016) | |
4b |
![]() ![]() Qasr Bint traces of two earthquakes. The lower layer of well-processed blocks after the first earthquake is built with blocks of the worst processing. However , this part of the wall was turned clockwise during the second earthquake. The intensity of both earthquakes is at least 9 points on the MSK-64 scale. Korzhenkov et al (2016) |
rotated blocks | Korzhenkov et al (2016) |
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![]() ![]() Qasr Bint Cracked floor slabs above the corridors in the temple of the Daughter of the Pharaoh. Arrows show the systematic bending deformation of the walls. Dashed lines fix the position of the walls before the onset of seismic vibrations. Korzhenkov et al (2016) |
wall bending | Korzhenkov et al (2016) |