243. Marṣad, Wādī al- | وادي المرصد

Ma‘ān Governorate

 Maqām Shrēf al-Marṣad

JADIS no. none

MEGA no. none

Coordinates: unknown.

Plan: Round cairn, originally filled with soil and covered by boulders. Some larger stones around the mount can

probably be identified as other tombs. The partial destruction of the mound can be considered as attempts of

recent looting.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: local red-brown sandstone.

Construction details: undressed boulders heaped in circular arrangement without use of mortar.

Preservation: partly damaged; according to Miettunen 2013, no evidence of recent veneration were found. The tomb, however, belongs to the dīra of the al-Ghedmān, a subtribe of the al-‘Alawīn.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): unknown.

Traveler Reports: none known.

Bibliography: Miettunen 2013, 110 no. 22; 212 fig. 22.