Obelisk Tomb/ Bab es-Siq Triclinium

Further along the walk to the left stands the Obelisk Tomb the most common alternative to the squared block. A classical portal leads to its chamber which contains five graves arranged around the walls, four represented by pyramid-shaped pillars and the last by a statue between the middle pillars. It is hewn from living rock like Petra monuments, but the style is unique and probably originates in Alexandria, an important centre for the worship of god Dushara, which accounts for the classical influence on the typical Egyptian features.

Below Obelisk Tomb the Bab es-Siq Triclinium is located; it is a typical example of Nabataean classical work and has many features in common with the tombs of Petra, such as the broken pediment the upper half. The plain central chambers contain seven foot wide benches along three sides, whence the name "Triclinium" given to this kind of structure. It was used for funeral feasts and for banquets to commemorate the dead. The whole monument is more eroded than the obelisk tomb above, both because the lines of its façade were more delicate and because it's lower position made it prone to vandalism. Obelisk Tomb and Bab es-Siq Triclinium should be viewed as separate entities for they are not the upper and lower parts of a single monument as described before.