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Scope
Boulder at base of escarpment close to mouth of embayment opening into wadi. Carvings on upper surface.
Arrangement
Two giraffes, bovid, two quadrupeds, three ostriches, inscriptions, pecking: Incised outline of giraffe facing right with long neck, pecked hide, mane, circular feet, indistinct head. Below is pecked outline of giraffe facing right with long neck, pecked line across hind legs, pecking on hide. To the right are pecked outlines of three birds facing left with long necks and legs, probably ostriches, and incised lines of possible indeterminate or unfinished animal. Below is pecked bovid facing right with phallus and small ears or horns. Below this are pecked outlines of two quadrupeds facing right with indistinct heads and possible horns. Pecked bands on body. Libyan inscriptions superimposed over some of engravings. Pecking along fissure.
Biographical history
Deposited with the Society for Libyan Studies Online Archive by Tertia Barnett in 2019