House of Priests
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The building that is referred to as the Priests' House at Dura Europos is one of three units on block H2. It is hypothesized to be the home of priests from the Temple of Atargatis based on its proximity to the two neighboring temples and graffito found in the third Excavation season(3rd Exc Rep). p 25
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The house is 440.5 m2 and has a total of 15 rooms with one entrance at H2-D6. There is a room that is labeled as a bakery due to the discovery of an oven and kneading trough in room H2-D10. Among the other evidence that is referenced in calling this the house of priests is the character of the building. It is large, including two stories and a courtyard, and contains a fresco that was believed to depict a funerary scene. Also, there was formerly a door connecting the house to the temple of Atargatis and walls that are hypothesized to have supported a passage on an upper floor.
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The building that is referred to as the House of Priests was excavated between 1929 and 1930 under M. Pillet during the third Expedition to Dura-Europos. The house is located on the Southeastern corner of block H2, which it shares with the Temple of Atargatis and the Temple of Artemis. This proximity to the two temples lead to its classification as a place of residence for the priests in the temple of Atargatis. Additionally, there is a door between the Temple of Atargatis and the house as well as remainders of walls believed to have supported an upper floor that connected the two buildings.
The house is ornate, and similar in size to those of wealthy families, yet no precious art was found in it, further alluding to its function as a dwelling of notable people. Also, there was an oven and a kneading trough discovered, implying the existence of a bakery room which furthers the notability of the home's inhabitants. (All prelim report 3)