Elagabalus

A newly examined Greek inscription uncovered inside Homs’ Great Mosque of al-Nuri is reopening an old argument with big implications: does the mosque sit directly over the long-lost Elagabalus Temple, the famed Roman-era “Temple of the Sun” at ancient Emesa? The text, carved into the granite base of a column, is being presented as a rare physical clue in a city where centuries of rebuilding have blurred the lines between pagan, Christian, and Islamic sacred space explains a release by the University of Sharjah. The discussion is being driven by research from Prof. Maamoun Saleh Abdulkarim (University of Sharjah), published in the journal Shedet and summarized in a university news release, which argues the inscription strengthens the case for continuity