Scope

Outcropping rock forming two vertical right-angled panels making natural enclosure on upper part of conspicuous, conical-shaped inselberg situated within a natural ring of cliffs. A scatter of large boulders screens the approach to the slabs. Carvings on vertical surface of deeply fissured boulder.

Arrangement

Human, three rhinoceros, giraffe: Pecked outlines of two quadrupeds facing left in the upper part of the panel. Rounded bodies, short curved tails, tapered legs, and small, round ears are those of hippopotami. Horns (one long, one short horn) on their snouts are those of a rhinoceros. Both are bi-ocular with mouths depicted. Below is the outline of a rhinoceros facing left, with pecked back and belly but head and fore- and hind-quarters are incised, possibly later. Rounded feet, upward pointing tail, elongated snout with one short horn and one long, bifurcated horn, bi-ocular, mouth depicted. In the bottom left of the panel is pecked outline of a human with elongated body and short, tapered legs. Arms bent at the elbows and raised to head level, possibly holding an object in one hand. In the bottom right of the panel is incised and partially pecked outline of a right-facing giraffe with tapered legs, pecked hide, and downward pointing tail.

Biographical history

Deposited with the Society for Libyan Studies Online Archive by Tertia Barnett in 2019