IGN128

Tomb IGN128 is located on the west side of the AlAhmar necropolis and is characterized by a deep recess in the lower part of the massif. The facade features two half-crowsteps, an Egyptian entablature with a cornice and architrave, a frieze, and another entablature. Two corner pilasters have single-register Nabataean Corinthian capitals. The interior has three deep niches and a square room, partially collapsed, exposing the burial chamber.

General Image

Techniques and Materials

Processing techniques

Pick, Axe

Materials

Sandstone

Bibliography

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp. 215-217

The Nabataean Tomb Inscriptions of Mada’In Salih Healey J.F. Oxford University Press Oxford 1993 p.180

Inscription

“This is the tomb which ‘Animu son of Guzay’at and Arsaksah daughter of Taymu the governor made on behalf of Ruma and Kalba her brothers. And to ‘Animu belongs a third of this tomb and burial-chamber and to Arsaksah two-thirds.”