Malakbel
Malakbel is a deity mentioned on a monument from Jebel al-Abiad (153AD) together with other deities.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 17 BCE
- Attested period
- -17 – 153
- Historical notes
- Mentioned on a monument from 153 AD.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Azizos, Maan, Shalman, Yarhibol, Sol, Sol Invictus, Elagabal, Sol Elagablus
- serves
- Bel
Sources
Source passages
“A monument from Jebel al-Abiad (153AD) mentions him together with the deities Bel, Baalshamin, Aglibol, Malakbel, Astarte, Nemesis, and Arsu, though according to Teixidor 1979 he was a god of nomads, and usually mentioned in association with nomadic gods such as Azizos, Maan, Ashar, or Shalman.”
#3619 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Elagabalus, or Malakbel of Palmyra, as Malakbel was frequently identified with the Roman god Sol and bore the epithet Invictus. Another one of his names, "Sanctissimus", was an epithet Aurelian bore on an inscription from Capena.”
#16827 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Others, basing their argument on Zosimus, suggest that it was based on Malakbel, the solar god of Palmyra on the grounds that Aurelian placed and consecrated a cult statue of the sun god looted from Palmyra in the temple of Sol Invictus.”
#17325 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He is a moon god who was worshiped in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra as part of a triad alongside Bel and Yarhibol, and associated with the sun god Malakbel.”
#19070 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001