Zeynel Bey Tomb is a historical tomb located in Hasankeyf district of Batman. It was built for Zeynel Bey, the son of Akkoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan, who died in the Otlukbeli War in 1473.
It is located on the northern bank of the Tigris river. It is written in its inscription that the tomb was built for Zeynel Bey, the son of Akkoyunlu Ruler Uzun Hasan.
The stairs leading to the body of the tomb, the cover of the mummy section and the covering stones at the bottom have been cast off. You can access the burial chamber through a small door from the east of the pedestal. It is understood from the ruins inside and the beds on the wall that this section was closed with a low vault supported by wooden beams. Many pots and jugs were used on the upper cover. There is no grave in the mummification.
As interesting as the architecture of the tomb, its decorations consisting of turquoise, purple, brown, black and white mosaic tiles and glazed bricks are also interesting. The entire cylindrical outer surface is covered with glazed brick. The door and window openings with plain scarf stones are surrounded by high pointed arches, giving the appearance of iwan-type portals. A thick rectangular frame with a hexagonal insert motif surrounding the niches joins from the bottom and goes around the entire body.
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