IGN121

IGN121

The IGN121 tomb, located on the northern side of the main massif of the AlAhmar necropolis, faces north. The facade has two rows of crowsteps and an attic with three rosettes. The entrance is framed by a door frame and topped by a reversed groove cornice. A Nabataean inscription, partly erased, is carved above the entrance. The interior features three pit tombs with carved recesses for slab insertion. A small carved sanctuary containing a betyl is located in the left cleaning trench.

IGN121

Processing techniques

Axe, Pick, Point chisel, Flat chisel

Materials

Sandstone, Plaster

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra Vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp. 205-207;

The Nabataean Tomb Inscriptions of Mada’In Salih Healey J.F. Oxford University Press Oxford 1993 p.178

Inscription

“This is the tomb of Sukaynat, daughter of Murrat of Mazin, and her sons, daughters, and their children forever.”

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