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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Religions of the ancient Near East
Anatolia Arabia Canaan Egypt Iran Mesopotamia Syria (Ebla·Hurrian)
Pre-Islamic Arabian deities
A'ra Abgal Allah Al-Lat Al-Qaum Amm Anbay Atarsamain Athtar Basamum Dhu l-Khalasa Dushara Haukim Hubal Isāf and Nā'ila Manaf Manāt Nasr Nuha Quzah Ruda Sa'd Shams, Samas Syn Suwa' Theandrios al-‘Uzzá Wadd Ya'uq Yaghūth Yatha
Arabian deities of foreign origin
Aglibol (Palmyrene) Astarte Atargatis (Syrian) Baalshamin (Canaanite and Palmyrene) Bēl (Palmyrene) Bes (Egypt) Ēl, Ilāh (NW Semitic) Inanna/Ishtar Malakbel (Palmyrene) Nabū, Nebo Nergal Yarhibol (Palmyrene)

Malakbêl, مالاکبل, 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.