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Petra

The obelisks of the Obelisk Tomb (upper part ) guard a rock-carved cave containing tombs; like the god-blocks, the obelisks probably represented a god and divine energy in material form. Between the four obelisks is an eroded figure in a niche. The lower half is the Bab as-Siq Triclinium, a dining room where feasts were held in honor of the dead. Inside is a single chamber with benches on three walls.

Related pages:
Petra City Guide
Siq
Treasury
Monastery
Petra Church
History of Petra
The Nabateans
Jordan Sacred Sites

 

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