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Baalshamin (Imperial Aramaic: ܒܥܠ ܫܡܝܢ, romanized: Baʿal Šāmīn or Bʿel Šmīn, lit. 'Lord of Heaven[s]'), also
called Baal
Shamem (Phoenician: 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤌...
- The
Temple of
Baalshamin was an
ancient temple in the city of Palmyra, Syria,
dedicated to the
Canaanite sky
deity Baalshamin. The temple's
earliest phase...
- Palmyra, Syria,
along with Bel and Yarhibol. Also part of
another trio with
Baalshamin and Malakbel. Anat,
virgin goddess of war and strife,
sister and ****tive...
- with the moon god
Aglibol as a
party of a
trinity involving the sky god
Baalshamin. Malakbel's name
means "Messenger of Baal",
attesting to his mythological...
- were
polytheistic and
worshipped a wide
variety of
local gods as well as
Baalshamin, Isis, and Greco-Roman gods such as
Tyche and Dionysus. They worshipped...
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deformation (or dysphemism) of the
Phoenician deity Baalshamin "Lord of Heaven";
Philo of
Byblos identified Baalshamin with the Gr**** sky god Zeus, and as the temple...
- The
Baalshamem inscription is a
Phoenician inscription discovered in 1860–61 at Umm al-Amad, Lebanon, the
longest of
three inscriptions found there during...
- the left side of the colonnade.
Nearby were residences, the
Temple of
Baalshamin, and the
Byzantine churches,
which include "Basilica IV", Palmyra's largest...
- are
mentioned in the inscription,
Baalshamin and Iluwer.
Iluwer was the
personal god of king Zakkur,
while Baalshamin was the god of the city. It is believed...
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other Semitic origins Aglibol (Palmyrene)
Astarte Atargatis (Syrian)
Baalshamin (Canaanite and Palmyrene) Bēl (Palmyrene) Bes (Egypt) Ēl / Ilah (NW Semitic)...
