Bel of Palmyra
E801495
Bel of Palmyra was the chief god of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, venerated as a supreme deity of the local pantheon and often identified with Mesopotamian and solar divinities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bel of Palmyra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9462972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bel of Palmyra Context triple: [Palmyrene Aramaic, associatedWithDeity, Bel of Palmyra]
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A.
Palmyra
Palmyra was an ancient Semitic city in present-day Syria that flourished as a wealthy caravan oasis and cultural crossroads between the Roman Empire and the civilizations of the Near East.
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B.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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C.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is a prominent, steep rock-and-ice section on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route that poses one of the climb’s most technically challenging and dangerous obstacles.
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D.
Scorpion Macehead
The Scorpion Macehead is an early dynastic Egyptian ceremonial stone macehead depicting a king known as "Scorpion," notable for its detailed reliefs that provide key evidence about the formation of the Egyptian state before Narmer.
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E.
Pyramiden
Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet-era mining town on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, now preserved as a ghost town and tourist destination in the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bel of Palmyra Target entity description: Bel of Palmyra was the chief god of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, venerated as a supreme deity of the local pantheon and often identified with Mesopotamian and solar divinities.
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A.
Palmyra
Palmyra was an ancient Semitic city in present-day Syria that flourished as a wealthy caravan oasis and cultural crossroads between the Roman Empire and the civilizations of the Near East.
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B.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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C.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is a prominent, steep rock-and-ice section on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route that poses one of the climb’s most technically challenging and dangerous obstacles.
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D.
Scorpion Macehead
The Scorpion Macehead is an early dynastic Egyptian ceremonial stone macehead depicting a king known as "Scorpion," notable for its detailed reliefs that provide key evidence about the formation of the Egyptian state before Narmer.
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E.
Pyramiden
Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet-era mining town on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, now preserved as a ghost town and tourist destination in the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palmyrene god
ⓘ
West Semitic god ⓘ deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mesopotamian deities
ⓘ
solar deities ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Palmyra
ⓘ
Temple of Bel (Palmyra) ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Bel
|
| cultSuppressedBy | Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Palmyrene culture ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasConsort |
Aglibol
ⓘ
Yarhibol ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted enthroned
ⓘ
depicted in Greek-style robes ⓘ depicted with other members of the Palmyrene triad ⓘ depicted with radiate nimbus ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Bel (Mesopotamian god)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bel (Palmyrene god)
Helios ⓘ Jupiter ⓘ Marduk ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Greek
ⓘ
Palmyrene Aramaic ⓘ |
| mainTemple |
Temple of Bel (Palmyra)
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Bel
|
| memberOfTriad | Palmyrene divine triad ⓘ |
| pantheon |
Palmyrene pantheon
ⓘ
linked to:
Palmyrene religion
|
| positionInPantheon |
chief god of Palmyra
ⓘ
supreme deity of the Palmyrene pantheon ⓘ |
| religion | Palmyrene religion ⓘ |
| role |
cosmic ruler
ⓘ
creator god ⓘ protector of Palmyra ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cosmic order
ⓘ
royal power ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| syncretismWith |
Greek religion
ⓘ
Mesopotamian religion ⓘ Roman religion ⓘ |
| templeDestroyedBy |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
|
| templeDestroyedIn | 2015 ⓘ |
| triadMemberWith |
Aglibol
ⓘ
Yarhibol ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ Roman Imperial period ⓘ late Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | Palmyra ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Roman Syria
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Syria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bel of Palmyra Description of subject: Bel of Palmyra was the chief god of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, venerated as a supreme deity of the local pantheon and often identified with Mesopotamian and solar divinities.
Referenced by (1)
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