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

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

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 +/- 000 +747.3 +747.1 +746.7 +746.3 See Table I:A
B. Level of the Priest's Court A-cubit 6 +740.1 +740.3 +740.7 +741.0 -
C. Level of the Temple Mount A-cubit 22 +730.5 +731.4 +732.7 +733.9 Level of the rock in the Northern area
D. Level of the Ritual Bath cubit 17+ A +753.9 +753.2 +752.2 +751.2 -
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 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 no correlation
G. The difference according to the sources - 13.2 12.3 11.0 9.8 See Table V:M
H. Level of the Barclay Gate cubit 22 - - +720.1 - See Table I:I
I. Difference in levels: Barclay Gate and the Temple A-H 23.6 23.6 23.6 23.6 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 1.0 - +747.3 - - See Table X
L. Difference in levels: Fortress Antonia and Temple Mount K-C 16.8 15.9 14.6 13.4 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 -16.4 -15.7 -14.7 -13.7 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 -2.6 -2.8 -3.2 -3.5 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 - - 33.5 - - See Table XII (floors 15)