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Aglibol

Syrian deity of the Moon

Summary

Syrian deity of the Moon

Field	Value
type	Mesopotamian
name	Aglibol
deity_of	God of the Moon
image	Statue of Aglibol.jpg
caption	Aglibol, as shown in a 1st century CE relief from Palmyra
symbol	Lunar halo, crescent moon
cult_center	Palmyra
siblings	Malakbel

Aglibol (Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡰𐡢𐡫𐡡𐡥𐡫 ʿGLBWL; عجل بعل) is a god from Palmyra, originating from a north Syrian immigrant community. 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.

Evidence of Aglibol's worship is primarily epigraphical. The earliest known mention of Aglibol was an inscription which dates back to 17 BCE and associates him with the sun god Malakbel. Several other inscriptions made by the Bene Komare also associate him with Malakbel, including a bilingual inscription from 122 CE in which Aglibol and Malakbel sponsor a citizen by the name of Manai for his piety.

Several second century CE inscriptions attest that Aglibol was venerated with Malakbel in a sanctuary known as the "Sacred Garden" (gnt' 'ilym), which was one of the four principal sanctuaries of the city. The Bene Komare tended to this sanctuary.

The sanctuary had two altars, a sacred cypress and a bath. One of the reliefs found in the Temple of Bel show the two altars and the two gods.

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Hoyland, Robert G.. (2002-09-11). "Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam". Routledge.

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