Table X. Levels on the Temple Mount and Courts: The Northern System

Assumes the Dome of the Tablets is the level of the Holy of Holies

Subject - 0.60 m 0.56 m 0.50 m 0.44 m Sources
A. Level of the Temple +/- 000 +742.8 +742.8 +742.8 +742.8 See Table I:B
B. Level of the Priest's Court A-cubit 6 +739.2 +739.5 +739.8 +740.1 -
C. Level of the Temple Mount A-cubit 22 +729.6 +730.5 +731.8 +733.0 Level of the rock in the Northern area
D. Level of the Ritual Bath cubit 17+ A +753.0 +753.0 +751.3 +750.1 -
E. Level of the Hulda Gate, Double and Triple Gates - - - +725.9 - See Table I:J
F. Difference in levels: Hulda Gate and level of the Temple A-E 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 no correlation
G. The difference according to the sources cubit 22 13.2 12.3 11.0 9.7 See Table V:M
H. Level of the Barclay Gate A-H - - +720.1 - See Table I:I
I. Difference in levels: Barclay Gate and the Temple cubit 22 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.7 no correlation
J. The difference according to the sources cubit 22 13.2 12.3 11.0 9.7 See Table V:M
K. Level of the rock under Fortress Antonia - - +747.3 - - See Table X
L. Difference in levels: Fortress Antonia and Temple Mount K-C 17.7 16.5 15.5 14.4 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 -15.5 -14.5 -13.8 -12.6 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 -1.7 -2.1 -2.3 -2.6 no correlation
R. The difference according to the sources - h > 0 h > 0 h > 0 h > 0 "Tosefta Psachin" Ch. 3, Para. 12
S. Minimum height of the Hasmonean Palace from which the Priest Court can be seen - - 31.0 - - See Table XII (floors 15)