IGN52

Tomb IGN52, located in the eastern massif of sector I of the Khuraymat necropolis, faces east and is slightly recessed into the massif. The tomb’s façade, severely degraded, features an upper row of crowsteps and an Egyptian entablature with a cornice and architrave. The lower part of the façade has collapsed, erasing any traces of additional decorative elements.

IGN52

Processing techniques

Axe, Pick, Point chisel, Flat chisel, Abrasive

Materials

Sandstone, Mortar (cartouche), Plaster (lower torus moulding, lower row of crowsteps)

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. I Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp.101-103

 The façade is equipped with a drainage channel, and the interior burial chamber is currently covered by a thick layer of clay-like deposit, making it difficult to detect possible internal structures such as pit tombs.

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