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Tomb IGN8, located approximately halfway up the southwestern slope of the massif in sector II of the AlMahjar necropolis, belongs to the Proto-Hegra type 2 typology. The tomb faces southwest and is raised about 2 meters from the surrounding flat land, set back into the massif by about 3 meters on the right and 1 meter on the left. The upper cleaning trench is preserved only on the left half, and the perimeter of the lateral trenches follows the wall’s conformation. The facade is not parallel to the vertical development plan, with the right side protruding about 10 cm from the wall and the left side about 40-50 cm, indicating an oblique development plane.
The facade is crowned by two half-crowsteps with five steps each, followed by an Egyptian entablature formed by a cornice and an architrave. An attic separates this from a simple architrave above angular pilasters with Nabataean-Corinthian capitals. The entrance is rectangular with regular edges from mid-height upwards, while the lower part appears curved due to erosion or incomplete work.
Axe, Pick, Point chisel, Flat chisel, Abrasive
Sandstone, Mortar (burial niche, burial cell), Paint film (counterfaçade, right wall, left wall, and back wall)
Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp.19-20
The interior features a square main chamber with a secondary chamber, a burial niche on the right wall, a burial cell on the back wall, and two more burial cells on the left wall. The walls and ceiling are well-smoothed, while the floor shows quarry blocks. The burial niche is about 2 meters long, with a rectangular opening and numerous stone fragments on the floor. The burial cells on the left wall are stacked and inclined downwards, while the burial cell on the back wall is parallel to the floor.
