IGN118

IGN118

Tomb IGN118 is oriented to the east and located at the point where the main massif of the AlAhmar necropolis curves north. The facade features two half-crowsteps, an Egyptian entablature, decorative rosettes, and a cavity for a cartouche. The entrance has an Ionic door frame with traces of white plaster.

IGN118

Processing techniques

Axe, Pick, Point chisel, Flat chisel, Tooth chisel, Drill

Materials

Sandstone, Plaster

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra Vol. II Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Nehmé L. Paris 2015 pp. 199-201

The interior has six elements: two burial niches and four pit tombs, one inside a niche. Several inscriptions, including a Nabataean inscription (JSNab 169) and an Arabic inscription, are present on the facade.

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