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Site
Site name
09/111
Description

An isolated hill along the Wadi Tahied Tant Borain, on the massif’s eastern margin. The entire surface facing the wadi has pecked and pecked and carved petroglyphs grouped in thirteen panels; they include Tifinagh and Arabic inscriptions and a few figurative motifs. Panel 1, on the surface’s left side end, includes at least two layers of petroglyphs. The most ancient includes Tifinagh inscriptions and oval shapes, probably sandals; some of the Tifinagh characters are covered by nine fully pecked animal figures in different sizes. The smaller figures are possibly dogs and the last one on the right is a camel. Panel 2 has Tifinagh inscriptions, probably produced in different periods. Panel 3 shows a series of Tifinagh inscriptions, a sandal (on the right) and a couple of stylized camels. Panel 7, at the entrance of a small shelter, includes a dense concentration of Tifinagh inscriptions and two camels with riders represented in different styles. The first camel on the left is very schematic, with a thin pecked contour line. The camel and the rider on the right are more detailed both in the camel’s muzzle and in the human’s representation with raised arms, one of which is holding reins. Two elongated pecked lines likely represent a saddle. A second small camel partially covers the bigger one. The hill’s right side shows a dense presence of Tifinagh inscriptions near the shelter’s entrance. The remainder of the surface includes caravan scenes with fully pecked camels, a few human figures, and other smaller indeterminate animals, possibly dogs (Panels 11-13).
Panel 2 has Tifinagh inscriptions, probably produced in different periods. Panel 3 shows a series of Tifinagh inscriptions, a sandal (on the right) and a couple of stylized camels. Panel 7, at the entrance of a small shelter, includes a dense concentration of Tifinagh inscriptions and two camels with riders represented in different styles. The first camel on the left is very schematic, with a thin pecked contour line. The camel and the rider on the right are more detailed both in the camel’s muzzle and in the human’s representation with raised arms, one of which is holding reins. Two elongated pecked lines likely represent a saddle. A second small camel partially covers the bigger one. The hill’s right side shows a dense presence of Tifinagh inscriptions near the shelter’s entrance. The remainder of the surface includes caravan scenes with fully pecked camels, a few human figures, and other smaller indeterminate animals, possibly dogs (Panels 11-13).