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Tomb IGN66, carved into the left massif of sector II in the Khuraymat necropolis, faces east. The facade is set back from the original wall of the massif, resulting in the lower part remaining in shadow and damp. The tomb features two half-crowsteps, an Egyptian entablature, and an Ionic entablature with Nabataean Corinthian capitals. Unfortunately, much of the facade, including the pilasters and bases, has been lost. The entrance is marked by a simple epigraphic cartouche, with the interior layout being irregular.
Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II, Nehmé L., Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Paris 2015, pp.118-120
The Nabataean Tomb Inscriptions of Mada’In Salih, Healey J.F., Oxford University Press, Oxford 1993, p.212
“This is the tomb which Matiyu the governor son of Euphronios the prefect made for himself and his children and Wa’ilu his wife and their children. In the month of Nisan the forty-eighth year of Haretat King of the Nabataeans lover of his people. And no-one has the right to sell or give in pledge or lease this tomb for ever. Aftah son of ‘Abd’obodat made it.”
