mausoleum of Ateban

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The mausoleum of Ateban is an ancient Numidian funerary monument near Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and Latin-Punic bilingual inscription.


Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
funerary monument
mausoleum
architecturalStyle Numidian funerary architecture
associatedWith Numidian elite
Punic (Carthaginian) people
surface form: "Punic culture"
belongsTo Numidian funerary tradition
condition well-preserved
country Tunisia
culturalContext Numidian
dedicatedTo Ateban
function funerary monument
tomb
hasFeature decorative architectural elements
tower-like structure
hasInscription Latin-Punic bilingual inscription
heritageContext Numidia
surface form: "ancient Numidia"
inscriptionLanguage Latin
Punic
inscriptionType bilingual funerary inscription
languageContext contact between Latin and Punic
locatedIn Dougga / Thugga
surface form: "Dougga"

North Africa
Tunisia
locatedNear Thugga
surface form: "ancient city of Thugga"
material stone
nearbySite archaeological site of Dougga
surface form: "Roman ruins of Dougga"
partOf archaeological site of Dougga
region Béja Governorate
surface form: "Beja Governorate"
researchField North African ancient history
classical archaeology
epigraphy
significance important example of Numidian royal funerary architecture
key source for Latin-Punic epigraphy
timePeriod Hellenistic period
pre-Roman North Africa
tourismAttraction yes
usedFor commemoration of the dead

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dougga / Thugga hasPart mausoleum of Ateban
subject surface form: "Dougga"
Dougga / Thugga hasPart mausoleum of Ateban
subject surface form: "Dougga"
this entity surface form: "Libyco-Punic mausoleum"