Tomb of 'Unayshu in Ma'an Governorate

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  Eddy Cheng

  :: 03 May 2018 10:53:23

  Very interesting!

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  Marc Debus

  :: 25 March 2018 19:07:56

  Man kommt aus dem Staunen nicht heraus

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  Jesús Díaz

  :: 17 February 2018 17:24:41

  The Tomb of ‘Unayshu’ was built during the second half of the first century AD. It belonged to the minister of the wife of King Maliku II, Queen Shaqilat II. Shaqilat II became regent queen for six years until her son was old enough to rule. Her son then became the last ruler of the Nabatean Kingdom: King Rabel II. The tomb’s façade is very beautiful and is reminiscent of those found in Mada’in Saleh in Saudi Arabia. There are eleven burial niches in its interior. A chamber for religious festivals and funerary rituals (triclinium) is accessed from the tomb’s colonnaded courtyard’s northern side. Getting to this tomb requires a bit of a scramble across the rocky riverbed and through hillside rubble. Nevertheless, once at the tomb, you can proceed along the ridge all the way towards the Urn Tomb. This alternate walk also rewards the visitor with great views over the Nabatean Theatre across the main thoroughfare.