IGN120

IGN120

Tomb IGN120, located in Sector I of the AlAhmar necropolis, faces north-east. The facade includes two rows of crowsteps, a torus molding, and a decorative rosette on a hexagonal base. The facade also features a quadrangular cartouche with a Nabataean inscription. The entrance is decorated with an Ionic door frame. The interior contains four rectangular pit tombs, with one tomb partially filled with sand. The facade shows traces of white plaster with a coarse appearance, suggesting earlier decoration.

IGN120

Processing techniques

Axe, Pick, Point chisel, Flat chisel, Abrasive

Materials

Sandstone, Plaster

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra Vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp. 203-205

The Nabataean Tomb Inscriptions of Mada’In Salih Healey J.F. Oxford University Press Oxford 1993 p.189

Inscription

“This is the tomb which Taymallahi son of Hamilat made for himself. He gave this tomb to Amah, his wife, daughter of Gulhumu, from the date of the deed of gift which is in her hand.”

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