Table VIII. Levels on the Temple Mount and Courts: The Central System

Assumes the Dome of the Rock is the place of Temple Altar

Assumption: The level of the rock in the Dome of the Rock is equal to the level of the Priest's Court, (+743.7m)

Subject - 0.60 m 0.56 m 0.50 m 0.44 m Sources
A. Level of the Temple cubit 6 + B +747.3 +747.1 +746.7 +746.3 -
B. Level of the Priest's Court +/- 000 +743.7 +743.7 +743.7 +743.7 See Table I:A
C. Level of the Temple Mount B - cubit 16 +734.1 +734.7 +735.7 +736.9 Level of the rock in the Northern area
D. Level of the Ritual Bath cubit 23 + B +757.7 +756.6 +755.2 +753.9 -
E. Level of the Hulda Gate, Double and Triple Gates - - - +725.9 - -
F. Difference in levels: Hulda Gate and level of the Temple A-E 21.4 21.2 20.9 20.4 no correlation
G. The difference according to the sources cubit 22 13.2 12.3 11.0 9.8 See Table V:M
H. Level of the Barclay Gate - - - +720.1 - See Table I:J
I. Difference in levels: Barclay Gate and the Temple A-H 27.2 27.0 26.6 26.2 no correlation
J. The difference according to the sources cubit 22 13.2 12.3 11.0 9.8 See Table V:M
K. Level of the rock under Fortress Antonia - - +747.3 - - See Table I:N
L. Difference in levels: Fortress Antonia and Temple Mount K-C 13.2 12.6 11.6 10.7 no correlation
M. The difference according to the sources cubit 50 30.0 28.0 25.0 22.2 See Table V:A
N. Level of the Water Aqueduct - - +737.5 - - See Table III:D
O. Difference in levels: Water Aqueduct and Ritual Bath N-D -20.0 -19.1 -17.7 -16.4 no correlation
P. The difference according to the sources - h > 0 h > 0 h > 0 h > 0 Bavli, Yoma, 31a
Q. Difference in levels: Water Aqueduct and Ritual Bath N-B -6.2 -6.2 -6.2 -6.6 no correlation
R. The difference according to the sources - h > 0 h > 0 h > 0 h > 0 "Tosefta Psachim" Ch. 3, Para. 12
S. Minimum height of the Hasmonean Palace from which the Priest Court can be seen - - 44.5 - - See Table XII (floors 15)