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title: The Lion Tomb, Hegra
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18516/the-lion-tomb-hegra/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-02-21
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# The Lion Tomb, Hegra

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![The Lion Tomb, Hegra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18516.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18516.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Lion [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) is located in the Qasr al-Bint [Nabataean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/) Necropolis of Hegra (now in Saudi [Arabia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arabia/)). The façade of the tomb is decorated with a carving of two felines on either side of a rosette. The name of the stonemason who carved the tomb, Aftah, is engraved in Nabataean above the left feline. There is no inscription recording the owner of the tomb.

Hegra (Mada'in Salih) was the [Kingdom of Nabataea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/)'s southernmost and second-largest [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) after Petra (now in [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/)), its capital city.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2024, February 21). The Lion Tomb, Hegra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18516/the-lion-tomb-hegra/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Lion Tomb, Hegra." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 21, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18516/the-lion-tomb-hegra/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Lion Tomb, Hegra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Feb 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18516/the-lion-tomb-hegra/>.

## License & Copyright

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