In the middle of the top, the mound onto which the ash gathered on the altar is heaped. At times it held nearly three hundred kor. On the festivals it was not cleared, for it was an adornment of the altar. The inner ends of the logs of the great ma'arakhah touch it.
Dimensions
- in the middle of the altar top
- 4 amot across and 1.5 high in the model (choice)
Sources
- Tamid 2:2“וְתַפּוּחַ הָיָה בְאֶמְצַע הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, פְּעָמִים עָלָיו כִּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת כּוֹר. וּבָרְגָלִים לֹא הָיוּ מְדַשְּׁנִין אוֹתוֹ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא נוֹי לַמִּזְבֵּחַ”
- Rambam, Hilchot Temidin uMusafin 2:7“וְרָאשֵׁי הַגְּזָרִים הַפְּנִימִיִּים הָיוּ נוֹגְעִין בַּדֶּשֶׁן שֶׁבְּאֶמְצַע הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְהוּא הַנִּקְרָא תַּפּוּחַ”
Project decisionChoice of the tour: its size. The sources give its volume, not its shape.