Sablat al Mataliy’

Sablat al Mataliy’

Sablat al-Mataliy’, view from the southeast (1994).
Photo courtesy of Soumyen Bandyopadhyay

This sablah, is located at the junction of Ka’b al-Bilad and Sikkat al-‘Uqud. Sadly, in recent years the sablah has suffered significant deterioration in its condition. It is a single-storey rectilinear structure extending in a north-south direction and sitting virtually independently from neighbouring structures, except for the dwelling to its north. The only entrance to the sablah lies on this façade near its north-eastern end.

The interior is a single rectilinear space with a staircase placed behind a separator wall at the southern end to give access to the roof. Apart from this opening, the separator wall also contained a deep pointed-arched niche, two small stone projections to hold oil lamps, and two embedded terracotta jars with their narrow neck projecting beyond the wall surface.

Sablat al-Mataliy’: interior view of the southern wall.
Photo courtesy of Soumyen Bandyopadhyay
Sablat al-Mataliy', plan. Drawing courtesy of
Sablat al-Mataliy’, plan.
Drawing courtesy of Soumyen Bandyopadhyay
Sablat al-Mataliy’, elevation.
Drawing courtesy of Soumyen Bandyopadhyay

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