IGN97

IGN97

Tomb IGN97 is part of the proto-Hegra 1 typology, carved into the northern part of the massif in sector IV of the Khuraymat necropolis. The façade features two half-crowsteps, an Egyptian cornice, and pseudo-Ionic Nabataean capitals. The interior is well-finished, with a rectangular plan and elaborate structures including a two-level staircase and pit tombs on the right wall. The façade is raised about 1.50 meters from the surrounding ground, and a terrace precedes the tomb’s entrance.

 

IGN97

Processing techniques

Pick, Point chisel

Materials

Sandstone

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp.159-162

Betyle inscription: šim kló’ – “May Kalbă be safe and sound.”

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