Table XI. Levels on the Temple Mount and Courts: The Southern System

Assumes the Level of the Barclay Gate is the level of the Temple Mount (+720.1 m)

Subject - 0.60 m 0.56 m 0.50 m 0.44 m Sources
A. Level of the Temple cubit 17-D +727.3 +728.0 +729.0 +730.0 -
B. Level of the Priest's Court cubit 23-D +723.7 +724.6 +726.0 +727.4 -
C. Level of the Temple Mount cubit 39-D +714.1 +715.6 +718.0 +720.2 -
D. Level of the Ritual Bath +/-0000 +737.5 +737.5 +737.5 +737.5 See Table III:D
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 1.4 2.1 3.1 4.1 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 - - +720.1 - See Table I:A
I. Difference in levels: Barclay Gate and the Temple A-H 7.2 7.8 8.9 9.8 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 29.6 28.0 25.7 23.5 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 - - +737.7 - - See Table III:D
O. Difference in levels: Water Aqueduct and Ritual Bath N-D 0 0 0 0 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 +13.8 +12.9 +11.5 +10.1 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 - - 23 - - See Table XII (floors 15)