IGN56

Tomb IGN56 is carved facing east on the south side of the smaller massif in sector II of the Khuraymat necropolis. The remains of the facade suggest that it belonged to the type with a row of crowsteps. The access to the upper part was likely possible from a path on top of the massif, while the threshold was probably at ground level.

IGN56

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Sandstone

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II, Nehmé L., Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Paris 2015, pp. 107-108

The facade has largely collapsed, and the remaining elements are in a poor state of preservation. The tomb is not deeply recessed into the massif, and both the right and left cleaning trenches are either faintly visible or almost non-existent. The main chamber is a fairly regular rectangular structure, but the floor is no longer visible due to significant sand accumulation.

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