The Nabataean monumental rock-cut tombs of Mughāyir Shuʿayb and al-Aṣīfir in the oasis of al-Badʿ (Saudi Arabia): Preliminary architectural study and spatial organisation of the necropolis

IF 0.7 4区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Louise Bigot-Démereau, Guillaume Charloux, Waleed Badaiwi, Kévin Guadagnini, François Larché, Laurence Naggiar, Samer A. Sahlah
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The Nabataean monumental rock-cut tombs in the oasis of al-Badʿ are the main heritage and tourist attraction of the Madyan peninsula, in the heart of the Neom region in Saudi Arabia. Through an analysis of their architectural and decorative features, this study provides, for the first time, a thorough overview of the 35 tombs in the necropolises of Mughāyir Shuʿayb and al-Aṣīfir. A multiscalar examination sheds light on the processes used in their realisation, assesses the investments required for their execution and the status of the sponsors, and thus reveals a social and spatial ranking of the Nabataean necropolis. The study also reveals a ‘cultural’ standardisation of the tombs in terms of the techniques used to cut and decorate them, as well as a local particularity dependent on topography, geomorphology, culture and personal choices. The presence of these impressive funerary monuments at al-Badʿ confirms the siteʼs major economic, political and cultural role within the Nabataean world, as well as the importance of the caravan route leading from the Red Sea ports to the major urban centres of the southern Levant, including Petra.

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位于 al-Badʿ绿洲(沙特阿拉伯)的 Mughāyir Shuʿayb 和 al-Aṣīfir 纳巴泰石刻古墓:初步建筑研究和墓地的空间组织
位于 al-Badʿ 绿洲的纳巴泰人石刻古墓是位于沙特阿拉伯内奥姆地区中心的马丹半岛的主要遗产和旅游景点。通过对其建筑和装饰特点的分析,本研究首次对 Mughāyir Shuʿayb 和 al-Aṣīfir 陵墓区的 35 座墓葬进行了全面概述。多领域的研究揭示了这些墓葬的建造过程,评估了建造这些墓葬所需的投资和赞助人的地位,从而揭示了纳巴泰人墓地的社会和空间等级。这项研究还揭示了墓葬在切割和装饰技术方面的 "文化 "标准化,以及取决于地形、地貌、文化和个人选择的地方特殊性。al-Badʿ 的这些令人印象深刻的墓葬遗迹证实了该遗址在纳巴泰世界中的重要经济、政治和文化作用,以及从红海港口通往包括佩特拉在内的南部黎凡特主要城市中心的商队路线的重要性。
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期刊介绍: In recent years the Arabian peninsula has emerged as one of the major new frontiers of archaeological research in the Old World. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy is a forum for the publication of studies in the archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, and early history of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Both original articles and short communications in English, French, and German are published, ranging in time from prehistory to the Islamic era.
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