The Tomb Inscriptions of Hegra

Hegra was founded by the nabatean king iratus the fourth, in the final years of the first century b c. In some ways its carved tombs are more dramatic and impressive than those at petra. These tomb inscriptions often contain warnings of curses from the gods that would land upon any tomb robbers. But they were also binding legal documents, insuring that the tomb remained the property of a single family down the generations with infractions punishable by fines.