IGN63

IGN63

Tomb IGN63, facing east, is located on the northeastern slope of the main massif in sector II of the Khuraymat necropolis. It belongs to the type with a single row of crowsteps and occupies the entire height of the available rock face. The facade is divided by a stratification joint, creating a visible crack.

IGN63

Processing techniques

Pick, Point chisel, Flat chisel

Materials

Sandstone

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II, Nehmé L., Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Paris 2015, pp.113-114
Madâ’in Sâlih Archaeological Project. Report on the 2015 Season, Alhaiti K., Bouchaud C., Delhopital N., Durand C., Fiema Z. T., et al., Paris 2015, pp. 58-83

The entrance opens onto a main chamber with an irregular shape, featuring two niches on the back wall of equal depth but different widths.

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