Basilica of the Memorial of Moses, Memorial church building on Mount Nebo, Jordan

The Basilica of the Memorial of Moses stands on Mount Nebo in Jordan with sweeping views of Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley. The site contains a major religious memorial complex with multiple interior chambers, surrounding archaeological remains, and a maintained outdoor area.

Around 350, monks converted a Roman three-apsed mausoleum with six rock-cut tombs into a church. An earthquake at the end of the 6th century damaged the complex; a three-aisled basilica was then added, making the older church its presbytery. In 597 the baptistery's hunting mosaic was covered by a new geometric floor, rediscovered only in 1976. A Theotokos chapel followed in the early 7th century.

The 531 mosaic in the baptistery, signed by mosaicists Soelos, Kaioumas and Elias, shows a shepherd defending a zebu from a lion, a soldier fighting a lioness, and an African leading an ostrich beside a Phrygian with a zebra and a spotted dromedary. A later floor with geometric motifs covered it until 1976.

The location is easily reached from the west via a road leading to the summit with good parking facilities. Comfortable paths connect the main buildings and allow visitors to explore most areas without significant physical effort.

The 531 baptistery mosaic was covered by a new geometric floor during the 6th-century rebuilding and stayed hidden until 1976, when excavators rediscovered it. Its inscriptions name the bishop Elias of Madaba, the abbot Elias and the mosaicists Soelos, Kaioumas and Elias.