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Syria: Bas-relief of the pre-Islamic Arabian deities (left to right) Aglibol, Beelshamen and Malakbel. Limestone, Palmyra,1st century CE

The Moon God Aglibol, the Supreme God Beelshamen, the Sun God Malakbel, found at Bir Wereb, Wadi Miyah, near Palmyra. Palmyra was an ancient city in Syria. It was an important city in central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. It had long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. The earliest documented reference to the city by its Semitic name Tadmor, Tadmur or Tudmur (which means 'the town that repels' in Amorite and 'the indomitable town' in Aramaic) is recorded in Babylonian tablets found in Mari.

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Syria: Bas-relief of the pre-Islamic Arabian deities (left to right) Aglibol, Beelshamen and Malakbel. Limestone, Palmyra,1st century CE

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The Moon God Aglibol, the Supreme God Beelshamen, the Sun God Malakbel, found at Bir Wereb, Wadi Miyah, near Palmyra. Palmyra was an ancient city in Syria. It was an important city in central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. It had long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. The earliest documented reference to the city by its Semitic name Tadmor, Tadmur or Tudmur (which means 'the town that repels' in Amorite and 'the indomitable town' in Aramaic) is recorded in Babylonian tablets found in Mari.

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Keywords:

1ST CENTURY A. D. • 1ST CENTURY AD • 1ST CENTURY CE • 1ST CENTURY • AGLIBOL • ANCIENT CITY • ANT. OR.: PALMYRA • ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ASIA • ASIAN • BA'AL • BEELSHAMEEN • BEL • BIR WEREB • BRIDE OF THE DESERT • EMMANUEL • INCENSE ROAD • JAHILIYA • MALAKBEL • MIDDLE EAST • MUSLIM WORLD • PALMYRA • PHOTOGRAPH • PIERRE • RELIGION • RELIGIONS • SYRIA • SYRIAN • TADMOR • TADMUR • TUDMUR • UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE • UNESCO • WADI MIYAH