Malakbel

Altar dedicated to the god Malakbel (Sun), Capitoline Museums (Rome).

Palmyrene deities: from left to right: the lunar god Aglibôl, the supreme god Beelshamên, the sun god Malakbêl. 1st century CE slab, found near Bir Wereb, Wadi Miyah, Syria, Louvre Museum.

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Abgal Aglibol Allah al-Lāt, al-'Ilāhat Al-Qaum Astarte Atargatis (Syrian) Atarsamain Athtar Baalshamin Bēl, Baʕl Bes (Egypt) Dhul Khalasa Dushara (Dusares) Ēl, Ilāh (NW Semitic) Hubal Malakbel Manaf Manāt Nabū, Nebo Nasr Nergal Nuha Orotalt Ruda Shams, Samas Sīn, Nanna-Suen Suwa' Theandrios Al-‘Uzzá Wadd Ya'uq Yaghūth Yarhibol Yatha demons

Malakbêl was a sun deity of the city of Palmyra in pre-Islamic Syria. The meaning, in Aramaic, is “Messenger of Baal" or "Messenger, or Angel, of the Lord".

The Greek identified Malakbel with Hermes, and the Romans with Sol. He was also similar to the Babylonian sun god Shamash.

Malakbel is usually accompanied by the Moon god Aglibol, and sometimes the goddess Allat.

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Levantine deities:	Adonis Anat Asherah Ashima Astarte Atargatis Baʿal Baalat Gebal Baalshamin Berith Chemosh Dagon Derceto El Elohim Elyon Eshmun Hadad Kothar-wa-Khasis Melqart Mot Qetesh Resheph Shahar Shalim Shapash Yahweh Yam Yarikh

Mesopotamian deities:	Abzu/Apsu Adad Amurru An/Anu Anshar Ashur Bes Enki/Ea Enlil Ereshkigal Inanna/Ishtar Kingu Kishar Lahmu & Lahamu Marduk Mummu Nabu Nammu Nanna/Sin Nergal Ningizzida Ninhursag Ninlil Tiamat Utu/Shamash

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