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Tomb IGN14 is carved on the west slope of the massif in sector III of the AlMahjar necropolis. The tomb’s base is located about 1 meter above the current ground level, and it is separated from tomb IGN13 by a natural rock portion about 1 meter wide. The facade features two lateral cleaning trenches, with the left one being more developed. The facade, nearly devoid of an upper cleaning trench, represents the maximum vertical development feasible in this area of the massif. It belongs to the Hegra type, with an upper level composed of two half-crowsteps, each with 5 steps, crowning an Egyptian entablature consisting of a prominent cornice and an architrave.
Below the entablature, there is a plain attic resting on an architrave, separated by a cornice with inverted gorge moulding. Two angular pilasters with single-register Nabataean Corinthian capitals and plain shafts frame the lower half of the facade. An anepigraphic, uncompleted cartouche is outlined above the upper missing acroterion. The door opening is elaborately decorated, with two lateral acroteria depicting seated winged sphinxes (now headless) and an arched pediment featuring a central rosette with alternating sharp and heart-shaped petals.
Axe, Pick, Point chisel, Flat chisel, Abrasive
Sandstone, Mortar (interior burial niches, upper acroterion), Plaster (half-crowsteps, torus moulding, architrave, arched pediment, angular pilasters’ collar), Paint film (lunette)
Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp.34-37
The interior of the tomb features a quadrangular main burial chamber with six burial niches, each containing a pit tomb covered in debris, bones, and sand. The niches vary in size and structure, with some featuring additional burial cells and recesses for closing slabs. The counter-façade houses three vertically stacked burial cells. The floor of the main chamber contains five pit tombs, arranged along the sides of the entrance and perpendicular to the counter-façade. The main chamber’s walls and ceiling show a mix of rough and organized workmanship marks.
