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title: Aglibol, Baalshamin, and Malakbel
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3868/aglibol-baalshamin-and-malakbel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Aglibol, Baalshamin, and Malakbel

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Aglibol, Baalshamin, and Malakbel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3868.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3868.jpg)

## Image Caption

Limestone relief from Palmyra ([Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/)) showing the moon [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Aglibol, the supreme god Baalshamin, and the sun god Malakbel (from left to right). First half of the first century CE. Exhibited in the Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

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## Bibliography

- [Site officiel du musée du Louvre](http://www.louvre.fr "Site officiel du musée du Louvre"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2015, May 18). Aglibol, Baalshamin, and Malakbel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3868/aglibol-baalshamin-and-malakbel/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Aglibol, Baalshamin, and Malakbel." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3868/aglibol-baalshamin-and-malakbel/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Aglibol, Baalshamin, and Malakbel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3868/aglibol-baalshamin-and-malakbel/>.

## License & Copyright

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