IGN77

Tomb IGN77 is located on the western slope of the main massif in sector II of the Khuraymat necropolis, facing southeast. The tomb was never completed, and its construction seems to have been halted at an initial stage. The facade features incomplete half-crowsteps and deep erosion caused by weathering and capillary rising damp. The facade shows extensive alveolization and vertical and horizontal cracks

IGN77

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Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II, Nehmé L., Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Paris 2015, pp.133-134

The tomb lacks coverings for protection from the weather, and the rock wall displays significant degradation. The tomb does not have an internal structure, as the construction was abandoned early.

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